Rou Soulatlouy - Rruqhawit ya? (feelings & emotions)

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Soulatluk speakers cited: EB = Elsie Barto, JJ = Jerry James, DP = Della Prince
Researchers cited: gr = Gladys Reichard, kt = Karl Teeter
Rruqhawit ya?*Are you happy?
1. Rruqhawi’. [EB-gr]I am happy. /
I was happy.
2. Gurra rruqhawi’gh. [JJ-gr]I am sad/unhappy. /
I was sad/unhappy.
3. Rruqhawiduk. [EB-gr]We are happy. /
We were happy.
4. Rruqhawit. [EB-gr]You are happy. /
You were happy.
5. Ka rruqhawit.*You are sad/unhappy. /
You were sad/unhappy.
6. Rruqhawilh. [EB-gr, JJ-gr]S/he is happy. /
S/he was happy. / 
They are happy. / 
They were happy.
7. Ga rruqhawilh. [EB-gr, JJ-gr]S/he is sad/unhappy. /
S/he was sad/unhappy. /
They are sad/unhappy. /
They were sad/unhappy.
8. Viyaviw. [EB-gr]I’m afraid. /
I was afraid.
9. Viyawiwit yu’? [EB-gr]Are you afraid? /
Were you afraid?
10. Garruwashgi’. [EB-gr]I am angry. /
Iwas angry.
11. Garruwashgit.*You are angry. /
You were angry.
12. Garruwashgilh.[EB-gr, DP-kt]
(Spoken by Della Prince)
S/he is angry. /
S/he was angry. / 
They are angry. /
They were angry.
13. Darrutwas.*I am angry at you. /
I was angry at you.
14. Yil da darrutwam. [DP-kt]I am angry at him/her/them. /
I was angry at him/her/them.
15. Shwatsanilh. [EB-gr]S/he is sulking. /
S/he was sulking. / 
They are sulking. /
They were sulking.

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