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•Click on words in RED or on to hear Coeur d'Alene pronunciations. •An underlined letter in a word indicates where the stress should be •Initials following a Coeur d'Alene word (km) refer to the person who pronounced it.

Today:

ułmosq'it fa, 8 ha słoq'wa'yalqw lcs

2008 km


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Coeur d'Alene Word/Phrase of the Week:

segwet? ln

'Who is it?'

		Use it in a sentence:

			segwet khwe inune'? km
			'Who is your mother?

Related Links:

segwet?
Lesson 7 from snchitsu'umshtsn, by Lawrence Nicodemus, 1975

kinship terms
Vocabulary list

who is it?
Making introductions


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Holidays in May ~ chu'lnpu'silgwes a słoq'wa'yalqw

Sunday, May 11: Mother's Day
nune' khwe'pł achsetq'it km ~ 'A day just for mother

Sunday, May 18 : Mt. St. Helens Anniversary
st'e'lt'e'li'wes khwe sant elen rb ~ 'Mt. St. Helens has erupted'

Monday, May 26: Memorial Day
tmtmni'net achsetq'it km ~ 'Fool's day; Day of fooling (in a joking way)'
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See all Holidays & Observances

(Holiday(s) ~ chu'lnpu'silgwes km 'We remember something/someone again' )


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English

The emphasis in a Coeur d'Alene word is indicated by an underlined letter.
Initials after a word indicate the person pronouncing it; Credits are at bottom of page.
Listen to a pronunciation by clicking on the word itself if it is in red and on the icons that follow.

• Today

aaqhi' fa

aaqhi'wł ln

aaqhi' ha'tchsetq'it ln

• Tomorrow

ala'qhw jeh

la'qhw jm

• Yesterday

aspa fa

• May 8

8 ha słoq'wa'yalqw lcs

• 8

he'i'nm sc ~ "Eight"

• Thursday

ułmosq'it jeh ~ '4th Day'

mosq'it jeh

• May

słoq'wa'yalqw mlc ~ 'tree bark is loose'

•2008

esel ha'ya'opa'nchqt'n ułhe'i'nm ln ~ '2 thousands & 8'

• Holiday(s)

chu'lnpu'silgwes km ~ 'We remember something [or someone] again'

• Coeur d'Alene Language

snchitsu'umshtsn ln

• Language Center

hnqwa'qwe'eln km ~ 'Place for language'

• Thank you

lim lemt.sh km ~ 'Thanks'

word/phrase of the week • Who is it?

segwet? jeh

as in: • "Who is your mother?"

segwet khwe inune'? km ~ 'Who is it, that which is your mother?'


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Audio Pronunciations :

LCS: Leanne Campbell SiJohn

Elder Consultants:
•LA: Lovinia Alexander •FA: Felix Aripa •LF: Lavinia Felsman
•MIL: Irene Lowley •LN: Lawrence Nicodemus

hnqwa'qwe'eln Staff:
•RB: Raymond Brinkman •JEH: Jennifer Hale
•JM: Jessica Matheson •KM: Kim Matheson

Other Tribal Members and Learners of The Language:
•SC: Sarah Carillo •RC: Roseanna Choisser
•MLC Michelle Clark •CCC: Cecilia Curtis •SLC: Shelley Little Crow
•DM: Donna Matheson
•JS: Jeanine Seyler •LCS: Leanne SiJohn •LS: Laura Stensgar


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