09. smúkʷaʔxn̓ Flashcards
k̓ɬx̌sx̌sin̓k
hillside
kp̓əp̓q̓ʷínaʔn̓t
sprinkle (like salt)
miktúʔtn̓
smúkʷaʔxn̓ seeds
iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓ tl̓ yʕat iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷ.
The smúkʷaʔxn̓ is the chief of all the flowers
iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ l̓ x̌w̓x̌w̓úlaʔxʷ kaʔ čplal̓ laʔkín̓ kaʔ čkʷəkʷl̓al.
The smúkʷaʔxn̓ grows in dry land where there is sunshine
l̓ k̓ɬx̌sx̌sin̓k uɬ nixʷ l̓ saʔátqʷɬp sc̓l̓c̓al̓ kaʔ čplal̓.
It grows on hillsides and in pine forests.
kʷr̓kʷriʔ iʔ sc̓aʔc̓aʔák̓ʷs.
The flowers are yellow
iʔ pačkɬs kəkip uɬ čkw̓pw̓píc̓aʔ.
The leaves are soft and covered in hair
sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, sník̓ɬc̓aʔ uɬ nixʷ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ tmixʷ c̓iɬsts iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ .
Deer, elk, and other animals eat the smúkʷaʔxn̓.
iʔ tmixʷ c̓iɬsts iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ pačkɬ, misx̌ásts iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs.
The animals eat the smúkʷaʔxn̓, their favourite is the flowers
yʕayʕát iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ ksʔíɬiʔs iʔ sqilxʷ.
All parts of the smúkʷaʔxn̓ are eaten by the people.
ɬa čplal̓ iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ l̓ sqipč, ksr̓n̓tim̓ uɬ
ʔiɬn̓tm̓ .
When the smúkʷaʔxn̓ grows in spring, we peel them and eat them.
ixíʔ aʔ čxʔit t sʔiɬn̓ l̓ sqipč.
It’s the first thing eaten in spring
x̌sʔiɬn̓ ɬə kp̓əp̓q̓ʷínaʔn̓txʷ t c̓art.
It’s delicious when sprinkled with salt
ɬa čwy̓sc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓, tixʷn̓tm̓ iʔ sc̓ʕal̓qn̓, əčʔum̓stsəl̓x t miktúʔtn̓ .
When they are done flowering, we gather the seeds, which are called miktúʔtn̓
čtaʔstísəl̓x iʔ sc̓ʕal̓qn̓ .
The seed are ground (with mortar and pestle)
ixíʔ x̌ast t sʔiɬn̓ .
That’s good to eat!
ixíʔ nixʷ iʔ sʕax̌ʷíps x̌ast t sʔiɬn̓, nax̌m̓ɬ ixíʔ q̓sápi aʔ čl̓kip ɬa čp̓y̓qstisəl̓x.
The roots are also good to eat, but pit-cooking them takes a long time to be finished.
haʔ kn̓ kstíxʷaʔx t pun̓ɬp ?
Am I gonna gather some juniper?
haʔ p səčtixʷəxʷ t k̓ámaʔ anwíʔ naʔɬ astm̓ális ?
Are y’all gathering some pine needs, you and your relatives?
t sk̓ək̓laxʷ, haʔ kʷ tixʷm̓ t tukʷtán̓ ?
Did you gather some tule reeds last evening/late afternoon?
sw̓swit kstíxʷaʔx t ksc̓iɬn̓tət ?
Who is going to gather our food?
haʔ ny̓ʕay̓p kʷu čtixʷm̓ t kɬmrim̓stn̓s in̓čáʔ naʔɬ Staq̓ʷál̓qs ?
Do me and Staq̓ʷál̓qs always gather some medicine?
haʔ p stixʷəxʷ t k̓ilílxʷ ?
Are y’all gathering some tree bark?
n̓qmin̓ iʔ l̓ aʔ čn̓ɬəx̌ʷúlʔaxʷ.
I put it in a hole in the ground
haʔ ʔiɬs iʔ sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓s ?
Did he/she/they eat their noon meal?
čtaʔstísəl̓x iʔ sc̓ʕalqn̓ .
The (cust.) grind the seeds
čp̓y̓qstisəl̓x l̓ sn̓lkiptn̓ .
They (cust.) cook in the pit cooker
kʷ k̓ɬʔam̓tín̓k l̓ k̓ɬx̌sin̓k uɬ kʷ ksr̓činm̓ t smúkʷaʔxn̓ .
You sit on the hillside and peel some smúkʷaʔxn̓
qipčm̓ uɬ t̓iʔ kʷra··y̓ iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ l̓ k̓ɬx̌sínk.
It’s springtime and the smúkʷaʔxn̓ on the hill is all yellow
n̓ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷaʔxʷn̓t uɬ n̓t̓ak̓ʷúlaʔxʷn̓t iʔ patáq sič klq̓líq̓naʔn̓t sič kp̓q̓p̓q̓ínaʔn̓t t mnik miʔ x̌ast iʔ ksplal̓s.
Make holes and put the potatoes in the holes then cover them then pour some poop on it so it will grow very well.
ɬ akskʷúm̓t sp̓iƛ̓m̓ , liq̓n̓t, kpkʷínaʔn̓t t ɬúkʷlaʔxʷ.
If your going to store some bitterroot, bury some in the ground then pour some dirt on them.
p̓uƛ̓m̓ iʔ sqipč ʔulw̓sm̓t miktúʔtn̓ .
At the end of spring they gathered some seeds
čʔiɬstəl̓x iʔ miktúʔtn̓ .
They (cust.) eat sunflower seeds
čtaʔstísəl̓x iʔ sc̓ʕal̓qns iʔ smúkʷaʔxn̓ , iʔ miktúʔtn̓ .
They grind the sunflower seeds, the miktúʔtn̓
