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The Legend of Sla-Hal by Bruce Miller, Skokomish
Elder, teacher, and artist Gerald Bruce Miller (subiyay) (Skokomish, 1944-2005)

Unknown album (8/21/2022 6:44:28 PM)

The Legend of Sla-Hal by Bruce Miller, Skokomish. "Make No Bones About It." August -21st, 2022

Greetings and Departures in the Lushootseed Language.

haʔł sləx̌̌il. ------------------------------ Good day. 
ʔəsx̌̌id čəxʷ. ---------------------------- How are you?
ʔəsƛ’ubil čəd. -------------------------- I am fine.
ʔəsǰuʔil čəd. ---------------------------- I am joyful.
ʔəsǰuʔil čəd ʔə ti 
dsəslabdubicid. ----------------------- I am joyful to see you.
gʷat kʷ(i) adsdaʔ. -------------------- What is your name?
tul’al čəd Tacoma, WA. -------------- I am from Tacoma, WA.
čad kʷ(i) adsəsłałlil. ------------------ Where do you live?
ʔəsłałlil čəd ʔal tə Tacoma, WA. -- I live in Tacoma, WA.
ʔəsx̌̌id kʷ(i) adsyayayəʔ. ------------ How is your family?
kʷədačic. ------------------------------- Shake my hand.
ʔabšic ʔə tə cəlac. -------------------- Give me five.
qʷuluc. ---------------------------------- Give me a hug.
lək’ʷucidic. ----------------------------- Give me a kiss. 
hədiw’. ---------------------------------- Come inside.
ǰuʔilabcut čəxʷ ʔal kʷi sləx̌̌il. ------- Enjoy yourself today.
łux̌̌udx̌̌udbicid čəd laqil. ------------- I will talk to you later.
łulabdubicidəxʷ čəd. ----------------- I will see you later.
haʔł kʷ(i) adsəslabcəbut. ----------- Watch over yourself well.
tix̌̌ix̌̌dubut čəxʷ. ----------------------- Take care of yourself. 
huy’. -------------------------------------- Until we meet again.

Twulshootseed Greetings and Departures

The Puyallup Tribal Language Program's goal is to revitalize our ancestral language - txʷəlšucid in the Puyallup Tribal community. Our hope is to share as many resources to assist and grow the language.
The voices on these txʷəlšucid audio tracks belong to Christopher Duenas and Amber Hayward, unless otherwise stated.
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Twulshootseed Greetings and Departures

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