Landscapes
♦ Words about landscape features are seldom used in isolation, except in names. It sounds unnatural to say ti’ waa’u’ it is a hill . Instead, all these words are incorporated , that is, inserted into another word. The final ‐u’ or ‐tš is deleted in incorporation. ♦
hill
waa’u’
Angela
Lottie
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
woods, forest
waraa’u’
Angela
Fannie
Lottie
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
stone, rock
kanitš
Angela
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
lake
čiWAhaanu’
Angela
Clara
Lottie
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
village, town
ituunu’
Angela
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
ground, earth, land
hunaanu’
Clara
Lottie
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
earth, world, country
kaahunaanu’
Angela
Alice
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
road, path
hatuunu’
Angela
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
creek, a creek valley, coulee
hUsAhaanu’
Angela
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
Pattern:
It is sitting, it sits.
tiikUx.
NeetAhkas
KuuNUx
oopiinu'
It is a hill.
tiwaakUx.
Angela
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
It is a piece of land. (or: It is a garden.)
tIhunaahkUx.
Angela
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'
Pattern:
It is a _____ (elongated shape, as on the horizon).
ti‐____‐u’At
Pattern:
Pattern:
It is big.
tiRIhuu’U.
Angela
Lottie
NeetAhkas
oopiinu'