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August 29, 1996 5
Wasco
lessons offer review of previous work; Paiute offers greetings
MAXTHAV w ...
MONDAY
Tuesday
Across
1. These animals travel in herds.
3. This animal is the source of milk,
cheese, and ice cream.
4. I say "who... who..." at night.
5. I hibernate through the winter.
Down
1. December is the hunting season
for this animal.
2. These birds fly south for the
winter.
4. Meow!
Reviewing the
KIKSHT ALPHABET
KIKSHT ALPHABET
Letters with Special Pronunciation
' a a b c
c' ch ch' d g a
h i j k k' I
m n p p' q
q' s sh t t' tl
u w x X y
z
KIKSHT ALPHABET
Easiest Letters
More than half of the Kiksht Alphabet
sounds just like English. These letters
should be no trouble to learn!
' a b
ch d g
h i j k 1
m n p
s sh t
u w y
z
Practice pronouncing these words:
IS
1. Agusgus
2. Wachpish
"blueback
salmon"
4
3. Aduiha
4. Iduiha
"buffalo,steer,
cattle"
jf "" " 1 '"'"1
U 1
5. Imulak
7. Ijabniz
"Japanese'
6. Iskintwa
a c
z
J q
tl
X X
Practice pronouncing these words:
'. AO
in
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If A
8. iduihamax 9. iganuk
lO.agwfxqwix
11. ikauxau
12. dagash 13. lun
"very yellow" "number three"
r
14. acalucalu
"snail"
15. datla
"warm"
Wednesday
KIKSHT ALPHABET
Glottal ized Sounds
Many Kiksht words use the '
sign. This is called a "glottal stop."
These letters can be hard to
pronounce, and might take time to
learn.
22. Atl'ixtin
"slug"
23. Galasq'u
"Wasco people"
THURSDAY
Crossword Puzzle 1
ALPHABET LESSON
The clues are in English, but the
answers are in Kiksht! Look back at
the previous Words to find the
answers.
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Friday's Paiute lesson
Greetings in Paiute
Friday Week I
(Q) How u ya awamu'a. How are you
ihis morning?
(A) Ki nu ha'oneyoo. I'm fine
(Q) Pesa nu ka u punese. It's good to
see you.
(A) Pesa nu ka u poonese puno'o. It's
good to see you too.
(Q) Hayoo u numma ya. How are you
feeling today?
(A) Besa nu numa. I'm feeling great.
(Q) Howtoo u meowga'a. Where are you
going?
(A) O'oto nu meoga'a. I'm going over
there.
(Q) Nu te'a sakwa tu'e ta tsatukakuow.
I'll treat us out to lunch.
(A) Pesa nanaka. Sounds good
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Conversation
Friday Week II
(Q) U ha'a toisoo woakute. Are you still
working?
(A) Aha Toisa Nu. Yes I am.
(Q) Hema u haneyakwe. What do you
do?
(A) Nu nasekootu. I go to school.
(Q) Pesa u ka woakuna. It's nice that
you working.
(A) Nu puno'o meosoo. That's what I
say.
(Q) U nanumu ha'ooneyoo. How's your
family?
(A) No yoona ki ha'oneyoo.
(Q) U naa hao'neyoo. Hows your dad?
(A) E naa oonowsoo. He's still there.
(Q) U pe'a hao'neyoo. Hows your
mom?
(A) E pe'a ki ha'oneyoo. My mom's
alright.
(Q) U tuame hao'ooneyoo. How are
your children?
(A) Toisoo pets'a nakadake. They still
have good ears.