| qeq | baby |
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| le'lum'i'lh | babysitting |
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| nem' tsun tl'shhwimelu. nuwu le'lum'i'lh 'u thunu qeq. | I'm going to the store. You look after the baby. |
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| 'uy', 'uw' wulh nilh tse' ul'. | Good, I will do that. |
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| 'iye'qe'lht | change diapers |
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| 'iye'qe'lht ch 'uw' niis hwuy. | Change the baby when it wakes up. |
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| 'iye'qe'lh 'uw' niis hwuy thunu qeq. | Change my baby when she wakes up. |
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| shq'ultun | diaper |
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| 'uy'. ni' 'untsu kwthu shq'ul'tun? | Good. Where is the diaper? |
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| ni' sun'iw' 'u kwthu le'tsus kwthu shq'ul'tun. | The diaper is in the basket. |
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| ni' wulh tus kwus xlhast thu qeq. | It's time to feed the baby. |
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| 'i wa'lu kw'ekw'i'. | She must be hungry. |
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| xlhast. | Feed him/her. |
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| nem' tsun xlhast. | I'm going to feed her. |
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| stem kwu'elh kwunus xlhast? | What shall I feed her? |
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| ta'mul't | Heat up |
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| ta'mul't tthu sqaalmuhw. | Heat up the milk. |
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| ta'mult tthun' squma'stuhw. | Heat up what you're feeding. |
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| ni' wulh saay' kwthu shlumelu squma'stuhw. | The bottle is ready. |
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| quma'stuhw. | Give her/her breast/bottle. |
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| qwets'utstuhw | burp him/her |
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| qwets'utstuhw tthu qeq. | Burp the baby. |
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| niich 'uw' ulh shakw'ut thun' qeq? | Did you bathe the baby? |
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| nem' shakw'ut tthu qeq. | Go bathe the baby. |
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| t'umou'luch | tub |
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| ni' 'untsu kwthu t'umou'luch | Where's the tub? |
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| shushkw'uy'ulh | bassinette (=bathing baby) |
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| ni' 'untsu kwthu shushw'uy'ulh? | Where's the bassinette? |
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| statum' 'ul' tthu qa' 'un' shakw'ut. | Your bath water has to be just lukewarm. |
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| lhuw'tth'emustuhw thu qeq. | Undress the baby. |
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| soup | soap |
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| shhw'atth'ustun | towel |
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| m'i 'amusth 'u kwthu shhw'atth'ustun. | Give me the towel. |
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| 'e'ut tthu shhw'atth'ustun. | Here's the towel. |
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| tl'im' ch 'uw' 'utth'iwst thun' qeq. | Dry off your baby. |
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| 'utth'emustuw. | Dress him/her. |
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| tl'xwa'luqwt | cover (the baby's) head |
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| tl'xwa'luqwt tthun' qeq. | Cover the baby's head. |
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| xeem' | crying |
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| 'umshasstuhw. | Walk her around. |
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| nem' 'itut. | Go to sleep. |
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| luxwtun | blanket |
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| heen'ut | singing lullaby |
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| heen'ut thu qeq. | Sing a lullaby to the baby. |
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| 'uwu ch xeem'uhw, qeq. | Don't cry, baby. |
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| 'uwu ch xeem'uhw, nu qeq. | Don't cry, my baby. |
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| 'uwu ch xeem'uhw, lisaas. | Don't cry, Angel. |
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| ts'ehwul'. | Be quiet. |
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| nan ch 'uw' 'iyus qeq. | You're a pretty baby. |
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| 'i wulh yu'e'wu lhun' ten. | Your mother is coming. |
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| hun'umut thun' ten. | Your mother is home. |
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