I’m at home (A) and I hear a knock on the door. I have two visitors (B). They have come collecting for a cultural event (memorial, funeral, naming).
Note: Because there are two visitors, you will use the plural forms of the first and second person person marking.
| A1: | ’aaa ni’ ’u ni’ kwthu ni’ kwakwuhwtsum’? m’i nuluw’ilum. | Is someone knocking? Come in. | |
| B1: | ’uy’. hay ch q’a’, si’em’. ’i tst m’i nets’uw’t-hwum. | Good, thank you. We have come to visit. | |
| A2: | hwts’e’nutsum tseep, sii’em’. nem’ tseep ’u tthu tl’eqt shts’e’nutstun. ’uy’ nu shqwaluwum kwun’s ’ilup tetsul. | Sit down, respected ones. Go to the sofa. I’m happy to see you. | |
| B2: | ’i ch tsukwsta’mut? ’i ‘u ch stitiya’xw? | What are you doing? Are you busy? | |
| A3: | ’uwu, ’i tsun ’uw’ xi’xlhem’ ’ul’ ’u thu xal’qthut. ’uy’ kwun’s tl’ukw’un’t. ’ii tseep tsqwul’qwul’? | No. Just watching TV. You can turn it off. Do you have news? | |
| B3: | ’i tst yu q’epul’s. | We’re collecting. | |
| A4: | nem’ tsun kwunut lhunu shtulelu. | I’m going for my purse. | |
| B4: | na’uth ni’ ’u tuni’ stutes ’u tthu lutem. | It’s over there, near the table. | |
| A5: | ’e’ut thu ’upanus. | Here’s $10. | |
| B5: | hay ch q’u, si’em’. yath ch ’uw’ ts’ets’uw’utal’hw. | Thank you, respected one. You are always helping us. | |
| A6: | hay tseep q’u, sii’em’. ’uy’ kwun’s ts’ets’uw’ut tthu stl’i’qulh ’i’ q’epul’s ’u thu telu. hay tseep q’u. | Thank you, respected ones, for helping the younger generation by doing the collecting. Thank you. | |
| B6: | hey’uwulh. | Goodbye | |
| A7: | hey’uwulh. lumnalu tsun tse’. | Goodbye. We’ll see you. |