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How Are You Going to Respond to WAZZZUUP?

A. To respond to ku'ts'chinm? [kim matheson - km], you can use this formua:

chn [km]+ 'its [km]-1 + VERB

(literally, 'I am being _______'), as in the following examples:

chi'ts-qha'yqhi'y-slimt [Raymond Brinkman-RB]	chi'ts-pu'pu's-inch [RB] RB2
'I'm very joyful'	'I'm sorry'
chi'ts-pasp [RB]	chi'ts-peyiy [RB]
'I'm surprised'	'I'm delighted'
chi'ts-qhesmntsut [RB]	chi'ts-(wet'(wet'smsh [RB] RB2 RB3
'I'm behaving myself'	'I'm smiling' (i.e., enjoying myself)
chi'ts-qwi't-mntsut [RB]	chi'ts-qhiwut [RB]
'I'm humbled'	'I'm embarrassed (ashamed)'
chi'ts-pitskhwt [RB]	chi'ts-me'icht-mn-m [RB]
'I'm disappointed'	'I'm annoyed'
chi'ts-(eyiy [RB]	chi'ts-'ayqhwt [JM - Jessica Matheson] RB
'I'm angry'	'I'm tired'
chi'ts-qiłt [RB]	chi'ts-'ohi't [RB]
'I'm waking up'	'I have a cold, flu'
chi'-chsq'emiln [RB] KM	chi'-chsnlu'p [RB]
'I'm hungry'	'I'm thirsty'
chi'-limt [RB]	chi'-chskwe'lt [RB]
'I'm thankful, glad'	'I'm perspiring (~ nervous)
chi'-siymstsut [RB]	chi'-lukhwpmin-m [RB]
'I'm trying my best'	'I have hurt feelings'
chi'-sanp [RB]	chi'-tse'n-itt.shnumt [RB]
'I'm drowsy'	'I'm sleepy'
chi'-tsee'nimn [KM] KM2 RB	chi'-tsee'nemeschint [RB]
'I'm waiting for something' (expected)	'I'm waiting for someone'
chi'-shart [RB]	chi'-ts'a'ar [RB]
'I'm feeling lazy'	'I'm feeling kind of sick'
chi'-tschichst-m [RB]
'I (have) the aches and pains of old age'
chi'-sult [RB]	chi'yn-ch'ssmilgwes
'I'm cold'	'I'm offended' 3
chi'yn-qhił 2 [RB]	chi'yn-me'e'ilgwes
'I'm afraid'	'I'm irritable'
chi'yn-dukhwpilgwes [RB]	chi'yn-q'e'e'ilgwes [RB] RB2
'I'm discouraged'	'I'm really busy'
chi'yn-selspus [RB]
'I'm dizzy'
chi'yn-qhemenchi'wes [RB] JM [Jennifer Hale - JEH]
'I'm in love'	chi'yn-ts'lishkwe' [RB]
twi chi'yn-taqhoqhnumt [RB] RB2 RB3	'I'm standing in the water' 4
'I feel lilke I'm going to die'
ku'ts'chinm [RB] KM KM2 JEH JM
'How are you?', 'What's up?', 'What are you doing?'

1 chn + 'its- => chi'ts-, and sometimes the ts- drops out.
2 chn + 'its- + (verb beginning with hn...) => chi'yn-...
3 '(feeling) mean (-hearted)'
4 That is, 'ready to remarry'