Wenácw Iz’ = Sqwéqwel’s Laura (True Stories by Laura Thevarge) (2009) UBCWPL022
Edited by Lisa Matthewson, Christiana Christodoulou, John Lyon & Martin A. Oberg
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- This collection of texts was recorded and transcribed from Laura Thevarge, a speaker of the Lower dialect of St’át’imcets (a.k.a. Lillooet Salish), an endangered language of British Columbia. The texts are true stories from Laura’s rich and varied life experiences, and exemplify her dynamic oratory style and her deep knowledge of the language. There are perhaps as few as 50 speakers remaining, and so this may indeed be one of the last such collections. The volume is approx. 120 pages, contains 12 stories each divided into 3 sections: St’át’imcets transcription, English translation, and a complete interlinear gloss. There is an accompanying CD with 12 tracks, containing the original recordings from which the texts were transcribed.
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- Lisa Matthewson, “Introduction”, pp. 1-4.
- Christiana Christodoulou, “Í7wa7 i tsíkena aoz kws ká-ts’aqwstaliha i sqáwtsa ‘The fried potatoes, even the chickens wouldn’t eat'”, pp. 5-10. LISTEN
- Christiana Christodoulou, “Ni nséq’wez’a tsemsás i sqáwtsa ‘My little sister burnt the potatoes'”, pp. 11-20. LISTEN
- Henry Davis, “I szaytenlhkálha láku7 Agassiz i tsúkwas kwat háops̲am ‘What we did in Agassiz after we finished picking hops'”, pp. 21-30.LISTEN
- Joel Dunham, “I qwlhí7censa sHenry ‘Henry’s shoes'”, pp. 31-35.LISTEN
- Jennifer Glougie, “Ti sqwéqwel’sa ti nsqátsez7a ‘My father’s story'”, pp. 36-40.LISTEN
- John Lyon, “Xw7utsinásk’wt i nsqláw’a ‘Four dollars in my pocket'”, pp. 41-58.LISTEN
- Lisa Matthewson, “Psychology”, pp. 59-78.LISTEN
- Martin A. Oberg, “Ti pél’pa kapúh ‘The lost coat'”, pp. 79-84.LISTEN
- Sylvia Renardy, “Q’7ál’menn i músmusa ‘The hungry cows'”, pp. 85-89.LISTEN
- Sylvia Renardy, “I kel7án tsicw ku piyhálhcw ‘My first time in the beer parlour'”, pp. 90-95.LISTEN
- Sylvia Renardy, “I kel7án tsicw ku pankúpha ‘My first time in Vancouver'”, pp. 96-107.LISTEN
- Sonja Thoma, “Ti lhápa ts’úqwaz’ láti7 q’íl’qa ‘The forgotten fish on the sofa'”, pp. 108-114.LISTEN