Rou Soulatlouy - Qilhwa wayitsu'l? (dogs)

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Soulatluk speakers cited: ?? = unknown, EB = Elsie Barto, JS = Jane Searson, DP = Della Prince, JJ = Jerry James
Researchers cited: jc = Jeremiah Curtin, gr = Gladys Reichard, kt = Karl Teeter
Qilhwa wayitsu’l? [??-jc]Whose dog is it?
1. rrou wayits [EB-gr](it is) my dog
2. ku wayits [??-jc](it is) your dog
3. hou wayitsu’l [EB-gr](it is) his/her dog
4. Yil rrou wayits goutsurr [rri’durr, rrikurr...].*I have one [two, three...] dog(s).
5. Rru wayits goutsu rruqh. [EB-gr]My dog is good. / My dogs are good.
6. Rrou wayits siswupt [saghupt, mulouyawupt].*My dog is black [reddish, white].
7. Tutgadadilh.[JS-gr]
Dughulutgupt. [DP-kt]
It’s spotted.
8. Wayits da lelevilh.[??-jc]
Wayits da lu’luvilh. [DP-kt]
The dog is barking.
9. Wayits hi lu lhikulilh. [EB-gr]The dog ran.
10. Wayits dukdoulilh. [EB-gr]The dog swims/swam across.
11. Wayits dou’wit! [EB-gr]Feed the dog!
12. Hi’ doumu’. [JJ-gr]I fed it/him/her.
13. Gourra wayits huwaturr / payaturr. [EB-gr]That dog stinks/smells bad.
14. Kouna shawak wayits. [JS-gr]Yesterday I lost my dog.
15. Wurrulaqh gou goutsughurruvu’.*Today I found it again.

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