smy̓may̓ 00/01: iʔ syilx naʔɬ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷsəl̓x / qipčm̓ Flashcards
syilx
Salish
wswist
mountains
k̓m̓ɬəniw̓t
side / beside
yʕaʔtmin̓t
need something
pn̓ičíʔ
in those days
kɬqaqxʷl̓xm̓
catch fish
k̓ʕaʔxt
pray for something
tplikst
to bud
iʔ syilx naʔɬ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷsəl̓x
The Salish and their land
x̌ast t sqilxʷ iʔ syilx uɬ x̌ast iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷs.
The Syilx are a beautiful people and their land is beautiful.
ksaʔsaʔtítkʷ uɬ kɬt̓ək̓ʷt̓ik̓ʷt.
It [their land] has rivers and lakes.
l̓ lʕaʔlʕaʔtíw̓s kiʔ kʷliw̓t iʔ wswist k̓m̓ɬəniw̓ts xʷʔit aʔ čc̓l̓c̓al̓.
They live in valleys between mountains covered in green forests.
q̓sápiʔ iʔ syilx xiʔmíx stim̓ yʕaʔtmísəl̓x uɬ way̓ ilíʔ kskʷnúiʔs
A long time ago, whatever the Syilx needed, it was there to be had.
q̓ʷic̓t iʔ saʔsaʔtítkʷ naʔɬ t̓ək̓ʷt̓ik̓ʷt t n̓ty̓tyix, spqʷlič uɬ nixʷ čt̓əxʷt̓ixʷlm̓ t qaqxʷl̓x
Salmon, ling cod, and many different kinds of fish filled the rivers and lakes.
iʔ sp̓iƛ̓m̓ naʔɬ c̓x̌ʷlúsaʔ x̌ast ilíʔ čpl̓plal̓ l̓ x̌sx̌súlaʔxʷ
The bitterroot and biscuit root grew well there in the meadows.
uɬ yʕat taʔkín̓ iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬq čpl̓plal̓ ksʔiɬn̓s iʔ sqilxʷ
And everywhere the people’s food berries were growing.
iʔ syilx čpix̌sts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ , yilíkʷl̓xkn̓ , styíɬc̓aʔ, skm̓xist.
The Syilx hunted deer, mountain sheep, caribou, and bear.
uɬ xʷʔit itlíʔ iʔ tmixʷ čpix̌stəl̓x.
There were many animals for them to hunt.
tixʷməl̓x t aʔ čpl̓plal̓ t sk̓ʷan̓ɬq kɬmrim̓stn̓səl̓x ixíʔ yʕat taʔkín̓ čplal̓
They gathered plants that grew for their medicine, which grew everywhere.
pn̓ičíʔ lut stim̓ t̓iy̓t̓y̓m̓t, nax̌m̓ɬ yʕat stim̓ syʕaʔyʕáʔtət čkakíčstm̓
In those days, life was not easy, but we had everything that we needed to live.
ʕapnáʔ xʷʔit iʔ stim̓ k̓ɬʔiy̓s l̓ syilx iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷs, nax̌m̓ɬ pútiʔ ilíʔ čkʷliw̓t iʔ syilx
Now many things have changed in the land of the Syilx, but the Syilx still live there.
pútiʔ kʷu čkłqaqxʷl̓xm̓, kʷu čwic̓m̓ uł nixʷ kʷu sq̓ʷl̓q̓ʷliw̓m̓ t sp̓y̓qałq
We still catch fish, and gather roots and berries
kʷu čpix̌m̓
We hunt
pútiʔ čtixʷstm̓ iʔ mrim̓stn̓ uł čk̓ʷul̓stm̓ iʔ kłmrim̓stn̓tət
We still gather and make our medicine.
čk̓ʕaʔxtm̓ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷtət
We pray for our land.
kʷu čn̓kʷnim̓ uł kʷu čwan̓x.
We sing and we war dance.
uł pútiʔ kʷu čn̓ql̓qilxʷčn̓ t n̓syil̓xčn̓
And we still speak n̓syil̓xčn̓
qipčm̓ čnw̓is iʔ x̌iyáɬnxʷ
Spring raises the sun.
ɬčp̓lak̓ iʔ sx̌l̓x̌ʕal̓t
The day returns.
c̓aɬt iʔ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač.
The night is cool.
iʔ sx̌l̓x̌ʕal̓t čkʷaʔál̓.
The day is warm.
iʔ sk̓ʷan̓ɬq naʔɬ sc̓l̓c̓al̓ tplikst uł c̓aʔc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓.
The plants and trees bud and flower.
