Rou Soulatlouy - Dishgaghash (love & family)

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* indicates a phrase that was reconstructed by language staff, based on similar phrases by elder speakers. (Audio clips for these phrases were spliced together from separate recordings of Mrs. Prince pronouncing "dishgamu" and family words.)

Soulatluk speakers cited: EB = Elsie Barto, ?? = unknown, DP = Della Prince Researchers cited: gr = Gladys Reichard, ak = Alfred Kroeber, kt = Karl Teeter
Dishgaghash.[EB-gr](Spoken by Brian Mead, Jr.)	I love you.
1. Dishgawit ya?[EB-gr, ??-ak](Spoken by Brian Mead, Jr.)	Do you love me? / Do you like me?
2. Dishgamut ya?[EB-gr](Spoken by Brian Mead, Jr.)	Do you love him/her?
3. Dishgamu’. [EB-gr] Dishgamu. [DP-kt] (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love him/her.
4. Dishgamu’ yi rru ga.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my mother. / I love my daughter.
5. Dishgamu’ yi da’sh.* Dishgamu’ yi darr.* (Spoken by Della Prince. NOTE: both da'sh* AND darr mean father OR son; you can use whichever you prefer.)*	I love my father. / I love my son.
6. Dishgamu’ rrou tsek.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my child(ren).
7. Dishgamu’ yi douk.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my sister(s)/brother(s)/sibling(s).
8. Dishgamu’ yi bijouchk.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my grandfather.
9. Dishgamu’ yi rru gouchk.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my grandmother.
10. Dishgamu’ rrou gulh.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my grandchild(ren).
11. Dishgamu’ rru libe’l.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my cousin(s).
12. Dishgamu’ yi joul.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my aunt.
13. Dishgamu’ yi jak.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my uncle.
14. Dishgamu’ rrawuraghu’muk.* (Spoken by Della Prince)	I love my relatives.