Wp/chn/smit’aq’s
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smit’aqs əbə smət’aqs, ixt x̣ələl ikta ukuk, pi mayka t’ɬap smit’aqs wik saya saltsəqw. ixt smitaq’s manaqi hayas pi ixt lakachi əbə una. Dinocardium pi Panopea makwst smit'aq's. kʰapa bastən-wawa, "clam" uk nim pus lakachi, smit’aqs pi una.
hayu tilixam kʰapa ukuk iliʔi ɬaska kəmtəks Panopea (gwidəq), pi t’ux̣əɬq’a hayash pus haws ixt gwidəq.
hayu tilixam kʰapa bastən-iliʔi pi kʰanada ɬaska tiki iskam smit’aqs. ɬaska munk yuɬqat lapushet əbə sapil pus munk ɬxwap khapa iliʔi pus iskam smit’aqs.
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ɬush pus nsayka munk pipa pus lakachi pi una.