A unit on working on the clam garden on Russell Island. This resource comes from: https://sqwal.hwulmuhwqun.ca/learn/saalh-tumuhw/hwiilasmut-tthu-tsuwmun-caring-for-our-beaches/
Audio for all vocabulary and phrases included here can be found at the link above.
Arriving on the Island
| shlhulheel’ | dock |
| spulhxun | field |
| lelum’ | house |
| shq’uq’ulum’ | campsite |
| shq’uq’ulets’thut | shelter |
| tsetsuw’ | beach |
1. ni’ untsu kwthu sh-hulitun’elu?
Where is the first aid kit?
2. ni’ ni’ ’u kwthu shq’uq’ulets’thut.
It’s in the shelter.
3. ni’ untsu kwthu ‘umutew’t-hw?
Where is the bathroom?
4. hwtelshun ’u they’ she’shlh.
Follow that path.
5. ni’ untsu kwthu tsuw’mun?
Where is the beach?
6. ni’ ’untsu kwthu lelum’?
Where is the house?
7. nem’ hwtelshun ’u thu she’shlhnem’ tus ’u tthu shhw’usup’s.
Follow the path to its end.
8. ni’ tse’ ’untsu tthu sxwi’xwi’a’mus?
Where is the storytelling?
9. tum’tem tse’ ’i’ xwi’xwi’a’mus?
When is the storytelling?
10. nilh tse’ ’u kwthunuts’a’ tintun ’i’ kwthu t’xum tintun kwthu sxwi’xwi’a’mus.
One and six o’clock will be the storytelling.
Safety Instructions
| shhwulitun’elu | first aid kit |
| hulitun’ | healer, First Aid |
| shtth’etth’uhwul’s | fire extinguisher |
| tth’ihwust | douse a fire |
| tl’uw’namut ’u tthu huy’qw | flee the fire |
| thuyulshunum ’u tthun’ syaays | escape route from the beach |
| ’umutew’t-hw | washroom, toilet |
| qewum | rest |
| shqa’elu | water bottle |
| yasa’qw | hat |
1. na’ut tthu shni’s tthu ’umutew’t-hw.
There’s the location of the toilet.
2. nem’ tst tus ’u tthu tsuw’mun.
We’re going down to the beach.
3. na’ut tthu shni’s kwun’s qewum.
There’s the place where you rest.
4. ’un’ shmul-hwthut
what you rub on yourself
5. ’un’ shmul-hwthut xwte’ ’u tthu sum’shathut.
what you rub on yourself for the sun: sunscreen.
6. ’uwu ch me’mul’quhw ’u tthun’ shmul-hwthut, tthun’ yasa’qw, ’i’ tthun’ shqa’elu.
Don’t forget your sunscreen, your hat, and your water bottle.
Working on the Clam Garden
| pqwutsun’ | sand |
| shem | tide went out |
| yu sheshem’ | tide’s going out |
| tsukwtsukw | really low tide |
| q’umul | tide came in |
| yu q’uq’umul’ | tide’s coming in |
| sul’lits’ | high tide (the tide is full) |
| hul’ts’ | the tide is filling |
| s’axwa’ | butter clam |
| shxup’unup | rake |
| lupen | shovel |
| sqelux | clam fork |
| skw’a’wus | bucket |
| tth’xwa’lutsa’ | gloves |
| kumput-s | gumboots |
| hwiil’asmut | looking after |
| qa’ t’amun | water wall |
1. yu slhune’ ’u tthu tsuw’mun.
following / parallel to the beach.
2. hwiil’asmut tthu t’amun, qa’ t’amun.
Looking after the wall, the water wall.
3. hwiil’asmut tthu qa’ t’amun yu slhun’e ’u tthu tsuw’mun.
Looking after the water wall that runs along the beach.
4. q’put tthu ha’kwushuhw tse’.
Gather what you will use.
5. q’put tthu ha’kwushuhw tse’ — sqelux, sxup’unup, tth’xwa’lutsa’, lupen.
Gather what you will use —clam fork, rake, gloves, shovel.
6. nem’ tst t’ahw ’u tthu tsetsuw’ ’i’ t’un’uthut.
We will go down to the beach and line up.
7. nem’ tst t’ahw ’u tthu tsetsuw’ ’i’ t’un’uthut yu slhun’e ’u tthu tsuw’mun.
We will go down to the beach and line up along the shore.
8. yaays yu ’iluxun’ ’u tthu tsuw’mun.
Work parallel to the beach.
9. tsuluw’unup ’u tthu pqwutsun’.
Turn over the sand.
10. tsuluw’t ’i’ yu puqwunup tthu pqwutsun’.
Turn over and break up the sand.
11. thuyt tthu pqwutsun’.
Fix up the sand.
12. yu they’t yu puqwun’upt tthu pqwutsun’
fixing it up by breaking up the sand
13. puqwpuqwut
breaking it up into pieces
14. ha’ ch t’hwaalhnuhw tthu s’axwa’ ’i’ thuyt ch hwu’alum’stuhw.
If you dig up clams accidentally, fix it by putting them back.
15. punut ch ni’ ’u tthu pqwutsun’ ’i’ tuw’ tl’up.
Bury them deep in the sand.
16. nilh shtl’pils tthu s’axwa’, sht’es kwun’s hetth’umstuhw tthu s’axwa’.
Bury the clams deep so they can breathe.
