tumlhalus ’i’ ts’uhwle’ ’i’ tsq’ix.
’i’ yath ’uw’ ni’ ’u tthu tl’elhum qa’.
hay ni’ xlhas ’i’ nilh tthu xihwu ’i’ tthu s’axwa’.
hay ni’ xlhas ’i’ ni’ nemust-hwus ’u tthu kw’uluw’s yelh sus ’uw’ ’ulhtun.

Sea otters are dark brown and black. They live in saltwater. They like urchins, and clams . And they put their food on their belly.

by Evangeline Paige | Tsulnamutiye’ and Delores Louie | Swustanulwut