Framing your Hul’q’umi’num’ story
Tips from Delores Louie
Here are some ways to get started telling a story.
| tun'a kweyul 'uhwiin' tse' 'ul' kwthunu squal'qwul' kwthu ni' tse' ts'its'elhumutuhw, nilh tse' kwu'elh ta'ultuhw 'u tun'a hul'q'umi'num' sqwal. |
| Today I'm going to give you a little story to listen to, so that you can learn Hul'q'umi'num'. |
| tthunu sqwul'qwul' nilh tse' kwthu yuxwule' |
| This story is going to be about eagle. |
| 'u kw'un'a wulh hith |
| A long time ago… |
| kwthu sqwaqwul's kwthu s'ul'eluhwtstulh |
| Our grandparents used to say… |
| 'u kwthey' nuts'a' skweyul |
| One day… |
| kwthu 'uhwiin' nu sqwul'qwul' nus yuthustalu 'u kwthey' nuts'a' skweyul |
| I'm going to tell you a short story about that one day when… |
| tun'a kweyul 'uhwiin' tse' 'ul' kwthunu sqwul'qwul' kwthu ni' tse' ts'its'elhumutuhw, nilh tse' kwu'elh ta'ultuhw 'u tun'a hul'q'umi'num' sqwul. |
| Today I'm going to give you a little story to listen to, so that you can learn Hul'q'umi'num'. |
Here are some things to say when you are finishing off your story.
| 'uw' nexun 'ul' 'u tthey'. |
| This is the end. |
| nilh 'uw' sht'es 'ul' kwthunu sqwul'qwul'. |
| This is all I have to talk about. |
| hay ch kwu'elh tl'lim' ch 'uw' hwiyuneem' 'u 'uhwiin' sqwul'qwul' 'u tun'a hul'q'umi'num' sqwul. |
| Thank you for listening to this short story in the Hul'q'umi'num' language. |
| he' nuw' st'e 'ul' 'u kwthey. ni hay. hay ch q'u. |
| Okay, this is it. I'm done. Thank you. |
| hay tseep q'u kw'un's 'i hwiyuneem' 'u tthunu sqwul'qwul'. hay tseep q'u. |
| Thank you all for listening to me. Thank you. |
| hay ch kwu'elh tl'lim' ch 'uw' hwiiyuneem' 'u tun'a 'uhwiin' sqwul'qwul' 'u tun'a hul'q'umi'num' sqwal. |
| Thank you for listening to this short story in the Hul'q'umi'num' language. |
| Revised 2015-02-17 16:10:32 | Back to Table of Contents |