09. smúkʷaʔxn̓

Question 1

k̓ɬx̌sx̌sin̓k

Answer 1

hillside

Question 2

kp̓əp̓q̓ʷínaʔn̓t

Answer 2

sprinkle (like salt)

Question 3

miktúʔtn̓

Answer 3

smúkʷaʔxn̓ seeds

Question 4

iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓ tl̓ yʕat iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷ.

Answer 4

The smúkʷaʔxn̓ is the chief of all the flowers

Question 5

iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ l̓ x̌w̓x̌w̓úlaʔxʷ kaʔ čplal̓ laʔkín̓ kaʔ čkʷəkʷl̓al.

Answer 5

The smúkʷaʔxn̓ grows in dry land where there is sunshine

Question 6

l̓ k̓ɬx̌sx̌sin̓k uɬ nixʷ l̓ saʔátqʷɬp sc̓l̓c̓al̓ kaʔ čplal̓.

Answer 6

It grows on hillsides and in pine forests.

Question 7

kʷr̓kʷriʔ iʔ sc̓aʔc̓aʔák̓ʷs.

Answer 7

The flowers are yellow

Question 8

iʔ pačkɬs kəkip uɬ čkw̓pw̓píc̓aʔ.

Answer 8

The leaves are soft and covered in hair

Question 9

sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, sník̓ɬc̓aʔ uɬ nixʷ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ tmixʷ c̓iɬsts iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ .

Answer 9

Deer, elk, and other animals eat the smúkʷaʔxn̓.

Question 10

iʔ tmixʷ c̓iɬsts iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ pačkɬ, misx̌ásts iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs.

Answer 10

The animals eat the smúkʷaʔxn̓, their favourite is the flowers

Question 11

yʕayʕát iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ ksʔíɬiʔs iʔ sqilxʷ.

Answer 11

All parts of the smúkʷaʔxn̓ are eaten by the people.

Question 12

ɬa čplal̓ iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ l̓ sqipč, ksr̓n̓tim̓ uɬ
ʔiɬn̓tm̓ .

Answer 12

When the smúkʷaʔxn̓ grows in spring, we peel them and eat them.

Question 13

ixíʔ aʔ čxʔit t sʔiɬn̓ l̓ sqipč.

Answer 13

It’s the first thing eaten in spring

Question 14

x̌sʔiɬn̓ ɬə kp̓əp̓q̓ʷínaʔn̓txʷ t c̓art.

Answer 14

It’s delicious when sprinkled with salt

Question 15

ɬa čwy̓sc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓, tixʷn̓tm̓ iʔ sc̓ʕal̓qn̓, əčʔum̓stsəl̓x t miktúʔtn̓ .

Answer 15

When they are done flowering, we gather the seeds, which are called miktúʔtn̓

Question 16

čtaʔstísəl̓x iʔ sc̓ʕal̓qn̓ .

Answer 16

The seed are ground (with mortar and pestle)

Question 17

ixíʔ x̌ast t sʔiɬn̓ .

Answer 17

That’s good to eat!

Question 18

ixíʔ nixʷ iʔ sʕax̌ʷíps x̌ast t sʔiɬn̓, nax̌m̓ɬ ixíʔ q̓sápi aʔ čl̓kip ɬa čp̓y̓qstisəl̓x.

Answer 18

The roots are also good to eat, but pit-cooking them takes a long time to be finished.

Question 19

haʔ kn̓ kstíxʷaʔx t pun̓ɬp ?

Answer 19

Am I gonna gather some juniper?

Question 20

haʔ p səčtixʷəxʷ t k̓ámaʔ anwíʔ naʔɬ astm̓ális ?

Answer 20

Are y’all gathering some pine needs, you and your relatives?

Question 21

t sk̓ək̓laxʷ, haʔ kʷ tixʷm̓ t tukʷtán̓ ?

Answer 21

Did you gather some tule reeds last evening/late afternoon?

Question 22

sw̓swit kstíxʷaʔx t ksc̓iɬn̓tət ?

Answer 22

Who is going to gather our food?

Question 23

haʔ ny̓ʕay̓p kʷu čtixʷm̓ t kɬmrim̓stn̓s in̓čáʔ naʔɬ Staq̓ʷál̓qs ?

Answer 23

Do me and Staq̓ʷál̓qs always gather some medicine?

Question 24

haʔ p stixʷəxʷ t k̓ilílxʷ ?

Answer 24

Are y’all gathering some tree bark?

Question 25

n̓qmin̓ iʔ l̓ aʔ čn̓ɬəx̌ʷúlʔaxʷ.

Answer 25

I put it in a hole in the ground

Question 26

haʔ ʔiɬs iʔ sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓s ?

Answer 26

Did he/she/they eat their noon meal?

Question 27

čtaʔstísəl̓x iʔ sc̓ʕalqn̓ .

Answer 27

The (cust.) grind the seeds

Question 28

čp̓y̓qstisəl̓x l̓ sn̓lkiptn̓ .

Answer 28

They (cust.) cook in the pit cooker

Question 29

kʷ k̓ɬʔam̓tín̓k l̓ k̓ɬx̌sin̓k uɬ kʷ ksr̓činm̓ t smúkʷaʔxn̓ .

Answer 29

You sit on the hillside and peel some smúkʷaʔxn̓

Question 30

qipčm̓ uɬ t̓iʔ kʷra··y̓ iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ l̓ k̓ɬx̌sínk.

Answer 30

It’s springtime and the smúkʷaʔxn̓ on the hill is all yellow

Question 31

n̓ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷaʔxʷn̓t uɬ n̓t̓ak̓ʷúlaʔxʷn̓t iʔ patáq sič klq̓líq̓naʔn̓t sič kp̓q̓p̓q̓ínaʔn̓t t mnik miʔ x̌ast iʔ ksplal̓s.

Answer 31

Make holes and put the potatoes in the holes then cover them then pour some poop on it so it will grow very well.

Question 32

ɬ akskʷúm̓t sp̓iƛ̓m̓ , liq̓n̓t, kpkʷínaʔn̓t t ɬúkʷlaʔxʷ.

Answer 32

If your going to store some bitterroot, bury some in the ground then pour some dirt on them.

Question 33

p̓uƛ̓m̓ iʔ sqipč ʔulw̓sm̓t miktúʔtn̓ .

Answer 33

At the end of spring they gathered some seeds

Question 34

čʔiɬstəl̓x iʔ miktúʔtn̓ .

Answer 34

They (cust.) eat sunflower seeds

Question 35

čtaʔstísəl̓x iʔ sc̓ʕal̓qns iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ , iʔ miktúʔtn̓ .

Answer 35

They grind the sunflower seeds, the miktúʔtn̓