48 Lessons

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May – Lesson 19

May is "Planting Month".

The theme for this month is plants, insects & flowers.

New Words

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A’nhuskwa’lha’shuh̲a̲

Dutchman’s breeches

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Kukwitehnekh̲a̲’

Spring beauty

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Kutilú:tanuhn̲e̲’

Hepatica

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O’nʌ́hal

Vine

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Ohte:la̲

Root

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Okuhsyú:ta̲’

Sunflower

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Ótsi:tsi:

Flower

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Sekkó:

Water lily

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Tekutenyalotálhos

Violet

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Tewatnikwʌhtálya’ks

Bloodroot

Let’s Talk

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1. Hao’ tnitsi’tsyakó:na nen kwah ok tikú:ne:se̲’

Let’s go gather some wild flowers

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2. Náhte’ na’katsi’tsyó:tʌ se’ ʌsehsake̲’

What kind of flowers will you look for?

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3. Tat nu’uwa’ nén kukwitehnékh̲a̲’

Maybe the spring beauty

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4. Ok ni’ i:se̲

What about you?

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5. Né: ki’ ʌkehsake’ nén kutilú:tanuhn̲e̲’

I’m going to look for hepatica