Rou Soulatlouy - Shouraqh (at the beach)

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Soulatluk speakers cited: EB = Elsie Barto, JJ = Jerry James, DP = Della Prince, JS = Jane Searson
Researchers cited: gr = Gladys Reichard, kt = Karl Teeter
shouraqh*at the beach / in the ocean
1. Da boudighudil. [EB-gr]
The (sun)light is too/really bright.
2. Ledik swawi klhut.*
The sunshine is very hot.
3. Dishgamu rrou da diqhlhiluk lediqaqh.*
I like lying in the sunshine.
4. Lutguk swawi klhut.*
The sand is very hot.
5. Lutguk klhut dutgirilhudir.*
My feet got burned by the hot sand.
6. Hou’l swawi gutsplha’w. [JJ-gr]
The water is very cold [too cold to swim].
7. Wadi’lhat swawi gouts rruqh.*
The shells are very pretty.
8. Swawi dishgamu wadi’lhat rrou gasunuvuk.*
I really like picking up shells.
9. lutguk gawanilh vourats*
sandcastle (“little house made of sand”)
10. Da guts ve ki’lughutga’l. [DP-kt]
There are a lot of [waves] breaking.
11. Hanawik. [DP-kt]
The tide is high.
12. Vutsuwetguk. [EB?+JJ-gr, DP-kt]
The tide is low. (“It’s dry.”)
13. Lhgawu gawughurra’w. [DP-kt]
The tide is going out.
14. Lhgawu guduwughurra’w. [DP-kt]
The tide is coming in.
15. Hinarr gou lughiduk. [JS-gr]
Let’s go home.

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