SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
November 22, 1995 5
Lessons offer numbers, sentences
Wednesday's Sahaptin Lesson
"Three or More Animals"
Today's lesson will work on how to talk about three or more
animals.
"Tun chi pawaT means "What are these?"
"Mtaat pawa ." means
"These three are ."
ICHLSHKIN
ALPHABET AND SOUNDS
Monday's Sahaptin Lesson
"Animals Around the House"
Today's lesson will review some domestic animals that you
might find around the house.
"Tun chi iwa?" means "What is this?"
"Chi iwa" " means "This is ."
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. Use the words at
the end of the lesson.
Tun chi iw7
1. Chi iwa
Chi iwa"
Chi iwa
Notice that the answer must end in "ma." This "ma" is a
special ending that tells there are three or more of the
person or animal being described.
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. Use the words at
the end of the lesson.
Tun chi pawd?
1. Mtaat pawd
2. Mtaat pawd
3. Mtaat pawd
4. Mtaat pawd
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5. Mtaat pawd.
6. Mtaat pawd.
4.
Chi iwa
7. Mtaat pawd.
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Chi iwd
6.
Chi iwa
Chi iwa"
Words to use:
kitis kushu
k'usi
musmuscn
puus
k'usik'usi
xulxul
Tuesday's Sahaptin Lesson
"Pairs of Animals"
Todays lesson will work on how to talk about pairs of
animals or two animals. Sahaptin has a special way to talk
about people and some animals when there are two, not
ONE. Not THREE. TWO.
"Tun chi pawd?" means "What are these?"
"Napt pawd ." means "There are two ."
Words to choose from;
p'ch'ma spflyama taxt
tnuunma twft'ashma
wiyapmtma wilalikma wfshpushma
Thursday's Sahaptin Lesson
"Animals that stay in Singular"
So far this week, we have covered how to talk about
animals in singular, dual, and plural. But we don't always
use the special dual and plural endings. Usually, fish and
birds DON'T use the special endings. In today's exercise,
we will make sentences about one, two, and lots of fish
and birds.
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. Use the words
at the end of the lesson.
Tun chi iwa?
1. Chipawd
. 4p f -f f f f f
Notice that the answer must end in "in". This "in" is a
special ending that tells there are TWO of the person or
animal being described. Not one, not three, TWO.
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. Use the words ai
the end of the lesson.
Tun chi pawa?
1. Napt pawa
2. Chi pawa.
3. Chipawd
4. Chi pawd
1
2. Napt pawd
5. Chi pawa
6. Chipawd
7. Chipawd
5 buzzards
3. Napt pawd
4. Ndpt pawd
5. Napt pawd
6. Ndpt pawd
7. Napt pawd
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Words to choose from:
ach'ai aluqw'at k'astila
rmimanu mt'tila q'shpali
qwalqualla xwashxwai
Friday's Sahaptin Lesson
"Lots of Things"
When we are talking in Sahaptin, we use the dual and plural
ONLY for people and some animals. Never for THINGS.
Look at the pictures and till in the blanks. Use the words at
the end of the lesson.
"Tun chi iwd?" means "What is this?"
and "What are these?"
Tun chi iwa?
1. Chi iwd xlak
-TIT TTT
2. Chi iwd xlak
3. Chi iwd xlak
4. Chi iwd xlak
5. Chi iwd xlak
6. Chi iwd xlak
7. Chi iwd xlak
Words to choose from:
chuush c'unips kapn kkaasu
latft papsh tlaitfai tt'piip
New Wasco classes to begin
"n Wednesday, November 29, a new
i seven-week Wasco course will
begin.
"Although people have been meeting to
learn Wasco for some time," says Tribal
linguist Hank Millstein, "this class takes a
new approach."
Over the seven weeks of the course, people
will learn actually to communicate in Wasco.
They will start with simple greetings and
move on from there to talk about their
health, the places they go to or come from,
the meals they eat and the time and places
of the gatherings they go. "People will even
learn how to give directions in Wasco," says
Millstein. "The goal is to empower people to
use some Wasco every day."
The class will meet every Wednesday from
6 to 8 p.m. in the Language Trailer behind
the Education building, from November 29
through January 10. It is open to all tribal
members, including both people just
beginning Wasco language and those who
have taken part in the previous Wasco
classes.
Wasco elders Madeline Mclnturff and
Gladys Thompson will provide Wasco
language for the class, with the assistance
of Millstein and language curriculum
developer Alice Harman.
For those who regularly attend this course, a
series of progressively more advanced
courses are planned to continue building
competence in Wasco.
For more information, contact Myra
Shawaway at the Culture and Heritage office
at 553-2201.
Words to choose from:
anahuiin lakasin mususcnin wamain wiyapm'tin
xdalishin yaamashin p'ch'min
Language class attendance encouraged
Sahaptin
Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m.
Language Program Trailer
Wasco
Wednesdays 6 to 8 p.m.
Language Program Trailer
Paiute
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Education Building 1st Floor Training Room