• Family Language
  • Words for the week
  • Kiste pahsskʷayihpəwαkan – lunch is read
  • kiste atəlαkʷihpəwαkan- supper is ready
  • pehki-kəsəpahəto kpətinal –wash your hands clean
  • wəličəwehtahsi- set the table
  • wisəwəne ttawihpoti – clean the table, tidy up the table
  • kahsičəwakhike- wipe the dishes
  • kahstəhe pemsakhαsik- sweep the floor
  • nətalαkkʷe I am doing the cooking
  • nətalαkʷəsα I am cooking it (AN chicken, bread, cake, turnip)
  • nəlαkʷəsəmən – I am cooking it (INAN): most other things
  • talαkʷaso – it is cooking (AN, chicken, etc.)
  • talαkʷate -it is cooking (INAN: meat, etc.)
  • kisso –it’s cooked (AN: bread, cake, turnip, etc.)
  • kiste – it’s cooked (INAN: meat, etc.) 
  • tephama-dish food out, ladle out food
  • kəssičəwenike- wash the dishes
  • mehsəma nəkəssičəwenikew- I haven’t washed the dishes yet.
  • Kəsəpahəle- wash it (AN: like a bowl, cup, spoon, or chicken)
  • Kəsəpahəto- wash it (INAN: most other things)
  • Wičohkemi – help me
  • Wičohkemikʷ- (you pl. help me (yous)