WHEN I HEAR THE SOUNDS IN NSYILXCEN I HEAR THE SOUNDS OF NATURE. THE SOUND CONTAINED IN MANY WORDS THAT DESCRIBE
WATER- SIWƛKw
TʼIKʼwT (LAKE), NʼSLʼXwʔITKw (OCEAN) – SOUNDS TO ME LIKE RUNNING WATER. PART OF THE WORD DESCRIBING HEAD- CʼÁSYʼAQN IS ALSO USED TO DESCRIBE A MOUNTAIN -CMAQʼw.
HANDS – KILX IS SIMILAR TO DESCRIBING TREE BRANCHES – STKʼLKʼLXMʼIKSTN. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE WAYS IN WHICH LANGUAGE, LAND AND BODY ARE INTERCONNECTED.
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