| ɬaxɬaxtən Mɛnaθey. |
| Menathey is a young boy who gets into a lot of mischief. |
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| nɛ ƛamɛs kʷ qʷoxʷomiš hɛga šɛ tans ʔi ta qɛxs, Sosan. |
| He lives in Squamish with his mother and his older sister, Sosan. |
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| hoy kʷ tɛwšɛms ʔi θo qaqsɛm kʷ t̓ot̓gatas čičuy ʔatə qaqsɛmawt̓xʷ. |
| After school, he goes with his friends to play at the Friendship Centre's gymnasium. |
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| ʔɛɬtən kʷ hɛhɛw ʔi čɛt ga tɛwšɛm kʷ namaɬ. |
| There the boys first have a snack and then they do mathematics for half an hour. |
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| tɛwšɛm kʷ t̓ət̓mɛʔɛm. hɛɬ ʔa ʔɛʔaǰusxʷəs. |
| Sometimes they do algebra in their workbooks, but usually they play mathematical games. |
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| hɛɬ xatk̓ʷaʔəm ʔa ʔɛʔaǰusxʷas. |
| Menathey's favorite game is "Set". |
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| hɛɬ kʷ xʷots ƛaʔay ʔi xʷot čɩgət. |
| He enjoys finding patterns faster than anyone else! |
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| hɛɬ saystom tutəmtamiš, ƛɛʔɛƛkʷaʔəm ʔi ƛiqɛtas ta p̓aʔəč nɛ ta qaqsɛmawt̓xʷ. |
| What the boys like the most is playing basketball in the Centre's gym. |
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| mos kʷa ta p̓aʔəčs ta qaqsɛmawt̓xʷ. piyɛnxʷɛgastəm ta čičuy. |
| There are four basketball hoops in the gym, which allows each group of players to use just a fraction of the court. |
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| hɛɬ kʷa Mɛnaθey xʷot ƛɛƛay ʔi xʷot titol. |
| Menathey is the shortest boy in his group, but he is very fast. |
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| xʷɛt kʷo xaƛs kʷ čɩgəts nam kespal. xʷɛt kʷo ti tutamiš. |
| He tries to hard to be as good a player as his best friend kespaul, who is the biggest boy on the team. |
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| ti kʷasəm ƛɛƛxʷɛstawɬ ʔakʷ kʷalsəm qatᶿ qax qaymɩxʷ ʔi xaƛɛt kʷas qəmθotɛt. |
| A big half court basketball tournament will happen on Aboriginal Day and the boys want to enter it. |
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| t̓axəmayɛ kʷakʷ čišɛtawɬ ʔi hoy kʷot čɛɬayɛ ʔa ʔanotəm skʷo qamɛts. |
| Each team must have six players, but only three players are allowed on the court at one time. |
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| θiyɛtsayɛ kʷot qəmqəms Mɛnaθey. |
| There are only five boys in Menathey's group of friends. |
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| ta:q kʷa gətasəm gayɛtas kʷ qəmθot. ʔi qʷalsəm t̓axmayɛ. |
| The boys start talking about who they might ask to be their sixth player. |
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| qʷay Kɛspal, "šoʔotstəm kʷ xaxaɬ, ʔi ƛaʔay, ʔi čɩgət kʷ t̓ot̓tᶿɛʔəm. |
| Kespaul says, " We need somebody who is tall, fast, and a good shooter." |
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| ʔi:mot hot kʷa tutəmtamiš. gət sa ga? |
| All the boys agree, but they cannot think of anyone to join their team. |
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| θo kʷa hɛwt Mɛnaθey. hɛw kʷa t̓o...səm. |
| When Menathey comes home, his mom notices that he is quieter than usual. |
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| "čɩmčxʷ?" natəm kʷa tans. |
| "What happened?", she asks. |
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| toxtoxost kʷ ga ta tans kʷənas čɩm ʔa xʷots nonpeganəm. qasəm kʷ ga tans. "čɩgət? xaxaɬ? ƛaʔay? ʔi čɩgət kʷ t̓ot̓tᶿɛʔəm?" |
| After listening to Menathey's explanation, mom smiles: "Good? Tall? Fast? And a good shooter? |
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| toxʷnɛxʷšot kʷʊnas gət. |
| I think we both know a person like that! |
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| kʷʊtas ga ta qɛxs Mɛnaθey, Sosan. čɛʔət kʷa hohoǰuxʷas kʷ tɛwšems. |
| She looks at Menathey's sister Sosan, who is just finishing her math homework. |
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| xʷot kʷot č̓ɛq̓t̓ Mɛnaθey. ʔi p̓ɛtᶿostas tans. "xaƛnomɛč nat kʷa." |
| "I love you, mom!" yells Menathey and hugs his mom tightly. |
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| čɩmčɛ ɬɛw jɛʔɛhɛw, hotegən kʷa Sosan. |
| Sosan looks at them very puzzled. |
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| qʷal kʷa ga qatᶿ qɛy, "čɩm ga tatᶿ qɛx, Sosan?" natəm Mɛnaθey. |
| The following day Menathey says to his friends, "why not ask my sister, Sosan?" |
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| saɬt̓xʷʔit!! natəm kɛspal. xʷotot nukʷǰɛm kʷ ƛukʷɛnas. |
| "But she's a girl!" says Kespaul, feeling his heart beating a bit faster. |
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| "saɬɬt̓xʷʔit, ʔi xʷɛt xaxaɬ, ʔi ƛaʔay, ʔi čɩgət kʷ t̓otᶿqɛnəm." hotɛw kʷa ta tutəmtamiš. |
| "Yes, she is a girl but she is also tall, fast, and a good shooter!" respond the rest of the boys in one voice. |
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| hɛw ʔi motsəm Sosan kʷ qamɛts. xʷɛtsəm xʷa čɛmas ʔi qayɛwšt. θəmšɛsəm kʷums čɩčšitawɬ ʔi xʷa čɛmasəm ʔi qayɛwsšt. |
| "With Sosan playing with us," continues Menathey, "We can have twenty different teams on the court and nobody is ever going to get tired!" |
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| xɛqʷosəm kʷa Kɛspal. "čɩmgaθ hoθot ʔa kʷɛn? čɩnɛɬʔit ʔakʷ xʷɛt čɩgət. xaƛ kʷatᶿ hanəm ʔot qamɛt payɛ." |
| Kespaul scratches his head and says: "How can you calculate things like that? And, since I'm the best player, I have to play all the time!" |
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| "opənayɛštʔit čɩčšɛtawɬ..... nigi ʔit xaƛnomɛs!" hot kʷa Mɛnaθey. čɛt kʷa ga ǰɩƛ ɬagaθot. xʷɛt kʷo xaɬɛt kɛspal. qasmɛtəm kʷo ʔakʷ qəmqəms. |
| "In that case, we can have ten different teams on the court....And she likes you too!" says Menathey as he runs away from a very angry Kespaul while their friends start laughing. |
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| gayɛɬtanč: čɩm ga toxnigit Mɛnaθey ga qəmtɛgas Sosən qʷalsa ga θəmšɛ kʷ čɩčšitawɬ? |
| Question: How does Menathey know that if Sosan were to play with him and his friends, they would be able to have twenty different teams on the court dduring the tournament? |
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