48 Lessons

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June – Lesson 22

June is "Strawberry Ceremony Month".

The theme for this month is strawberry and school's out.

New Words

ashé:nute̲

basket

kahʌ:táyʌ̲

field

Kahʌtowá:n

big field

kʌ’ niwahya:sa’

small berries

teyohyahyotsis

sour fruit

uyʌ:tane̲’

berries are done

ʌsata:yálite̲

can fruit

ʌswisto:kwanuste̲’

freeze them

wa’katnan̲e̲’

I filled (a basket)

yohahe:súse̲̲’

long rows

Let’s Talk

1. Wahsatkatho’ kʌ i:si’ nukwa tkahʌtayʌ nén awʌhihte̲’

Do you see the strawberry field over there?

2. Hʌ: tahnu: tsi’ nikahʌtowá:n

Yes, and it is a big field

3. Ni:yót ni:yohahe:súse̲’

Look at the long rows

4. Tahnu wé:ni tsi’ niyotahyú:ni̲

It looks like there are a lot of berries.

5. Khále’ niwahyowanʌse̲’

And the berries are real big.

6. Wé:ne ʌwá:tu é:so ʌkayako̲

I guess I can pick a lot of berries.

7. Nʌ kʌ thoha nʌ: ʌwahyʌtane̲’

Are the berries almost done?

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