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Introduction

Intoduction Speech
1. ’een’thu _________________.
                  traditional name
_________________ tthu nu s-hwunitum’a’lh nu sne.
english name

2. tun’ni’ tsun ’utl’ _________________.
                              place name

me’luxulh, hwtsalhulhp, mutouliye’, snuw’nuw’us, snuneymuhw, leey’qsun, 
shts’uminus, pune’luxutth’, xulel’t-hw
quw’utsun’
kwa’mutsun, sa’munu, qwum’yiqun’, xwulqw’selu, lhumlhumuluts’, xinupsum, 
tl’lulpalus

3. Pick one sentence on how you feel today.
    1. ’uy’ nu shqwaluwun kwunus ’i hwu’inamut.
        I am happy that I managed to get here.
    2. ’uy’ nu shqwaluwun kwunus ’i lumnalu.
        I am happy to see you all.
    3. ’uy’ nu shqwaluwun kwunus ’i kwun’atul’ ’utl’ lhwulup.
        I am happy to be here together with you.
    4. ’uy’ nu shqwaluwun kwunus ’i sq’uq’ip ’utl’ lhwulup.
        I am happy to be here with you.
    5. ’uy’ nu shqwaluwun kwunus ’i ta’tul’ut tthu hul’q’umi’num’sqwal.
        I am happy to be learning the Hul’q’umi’num’language