Weather Vocabulary in Lushootseed
The Snoqualmie Falls Gift Shop & Visitor Center was renovated in 2023 by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe. You can visit the gift shop in Snoqulamie, WA to learn more. The weather vocabulary listed here accompany a set of flyers in the Snoqualmie Falls Gift Shop & Visitor Center and were produced by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe’s Culture Department in cooperation with the Governmental Affairs and Communications Departments. You can download a PDF of the flyers to use with these audio files.
Each Lushootseed Weather flyer located in the Snoqualmie Falls Gift Shop & Visitor Center features a special character, bəlups the Raccoon, who guides visitors through the vocabulary. An audio recording of bəlups is included below in addition to the following list of weather vocabulary in Lushootseed, which is organized by type of weather. Use the quick links below to quickly navigate the vocabulary.
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bəlups the Raccoon says, “Are you ready to learn the names of the weather?”
Raccoon
Cloud Weather
Cloudy
It's cloudy today.
Foggy
It's foggy today.
Sunny Weather
Sunny
It's sunny today.
Hot Weather
It's hot.
Rain Weather
Rain
It's raining today.
Cold Weather
It's cold.
Snow Weather
Snow
It's snowing today.
Hail
It's hailing.
Wind Weather
Windy
It's windy today.
Sun Phrases