FNLG 232 - Lesson Ten

shte's kwun's thuyt tthu lumutoul'qun

How You Prepare Wool

Contents

  1. Vocabulary I
  2. Vocabulary II
  3. Sentences

Vocabulary I

p'uq' white
p'q'ul'qun' goat (mountain goat); goat's wool
p'q'ulwutgoat's wool blanket
p'ulq'ulwutgoat's wool blankets
swuqw'a'lhgoat's wool blanket
swuwqw'a'lhgoat's wool blankets
lumutousheep
lumutoul'qun wool from sheep
sey'wool (all kinds)
tsq'ixblack
tshwikw'grey

Vocabulary II

lhts'ul'qun shear sheep[lhits'ut 'slice/cut it']
lhuts'ul'qunshearing sheep
tth'xwul'qunwash wool [tth'xwat 'wash it']
tth'uxwul'qun'washing wool
ts'uy'hwul'qundry wool[ts'uy'hwt 'dry it']
ts'uy'hwul'qutdry wool
ts'ey'hwul'qun'drying wool
ts'ey'hwul'qutdrying wool
thuyxul'quntease wool[thuyxt 'stoke the fire']
they'xul'qun'teasing wool
t-shul'quncard wool[t-shet 'comb it']
tushul'qun'carding wool
shtushul'qun'carder
t-shul'qutcard it (wool)
tushul'qutcarding it (wool)
sul'utspin it (wool)
susul'utspinning it (wool)
sul'sul'tunspindle whorl
hwsulalustspin wool (spin two strands together)
qeluts'spin (wool, etc.)
qequluts'spinning (wool)
shqequluts'spinner (spinning machine), spinning wheel
sqeluts'spun wool
qeluts'munbits left over in a spinner after spinning
muqwitth'e'thick strand[muqw 'thick']
hwkwunnutsskein wool[kwunut 'take/get it']
shkwunnetsskein
shkwen'nutsin skeins
qw'umxwustwind it into balls
qw'am'xwustwinding it into balls

Sentences

(1)'e'ut lhuts'ul'qun 'u tthu lumutous.They are shearing their sheep.
(2)ni' hakwushum tthu t'um'uw'luch kwus tth'xwul'qun. They used the washtub to wash the wool.
(3)'e'uth ts'ey'hwul'qun' 'u tthu stth'utth'ixw lumutoul'qun.She's drying the washed wool.
(4)'e'uth they'xul'qun' 'u tthu p'uq' lumutoul'qun.She's teasing the white wool.
(5)t-shul'qut tthu lumutoul'qun. Card the wool.
(6)'e'uth tushul'qun' 'u tthu tsq'ix lumutoul'qun.She's carding the black wool.
(7)'e'uth qequluts' 'u tthu p'uq' lumutoul'qun.She's spinning the white wool.
(8)ni' 'untsu lhunu shqequluts'? Where is my spinning wheel?
(9)q'tth'ut tthun' sqeluts'. Double-strand your spinning.
(10)'ii ch tuw' yuthekw't tthu ni' muqwitth'e' 'u tthun' sqeluts'. Are you evening out (pulling) the thick part in your spinning?
(11) 'e'uth yuthekw'tus yuhul'q'tus tthu sqeluts's.She's stretching the strand to even out her spinning.
(12)nem' hwkwunnutst tthu lumutoul'qun, mun'u. Go and put the wool into skeins, daughter.
(13)ni' 'u hwushkwen'nuts tthu lumutoul'qun, 'u mun'u? Is all the wool in skeins now, daughter?
(14)ni' hwkwunnutsstum tthu sqequluts' lumutoul'qun.The spun wool has been put into skeins.
(15)ni' qw'umxwustum tthu sqequluts' lumutoul'qun.The spun wool has been wound into balls.
(16)nilh ni' hakwushum kwun's xt'e'um 'u tthu swetu.It's used for when you make a sweater.
(17)nilh ni' tl'uw' hakwushum kwun's lhunum' 'u tthu swuqw'a'lh. It's also used for when you weave a mountain goat wool blanket.
(18)xi'xle'mutum' tthu slhunlheni' kwey'xutssum'.They are watching the ladies doing their handicrafts.


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