Sahaptin, Paiute lessons
Sahaptin Spring
Paiute Spring
Preperation
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Wanaq'it
Wilalppt iwa mtaat alxaix, naxsh anwichtpa.
Third month of the year.
Wilalppt iwa anakush huli iwawanashasha tuna
lailai. Sound of something rattling in the wind.
Wilalppt Alxaix, Naaptit ku naxsh Ikwi, kuk
iwa'wixa wawaxam. March 21st, the first day of
Spring.
Wilarppt Alxaix, Mtaaptit Ikwi iwa Pachwawit,
Pinakw'atat nami, piapmiki anku iwaq'ishwiya
mtaat Ikwipa. March 30th, is Easter Sunday,
(The day,Lord Jesus Christ resurrected, on the
third day.
Kunkiin chikuk, tl'aaxwtun chmti ittawaxanxa,
tl'aaxwtun tunx tunx ttawaxt. That is why, to
day everything is new young growth. All differ
ent kinds of life that was created to be young
growth each year.
Naplkwi
WILALPPT month of march
IWA it is
MTAAT number three
ALXAIX month
NAXSH number one
ANWICHTPA in one year
ANAKUSH just like
HULI wind
IWAWANASHASHA making it sound
TUNA something
LAILAI rattle sound
NAAPTIT KU NAXSH twenty first
LKWI day
KUK that's when
rWA'WIXA first day or begins
WAWAXAM spring season
MTAAPTIT number thirty
PACIIWAIWIT Sunday
PINAKW'ALAT be thankful
NAMI our
PIAPMIKI about big brother
ANAKU when
rWAQTSHWIYA came alive
LKWIPA that day
KUNKIIN that's why
CHIKUK today
TL'AAXWTUN all things
CHMTI new
ITTAWAXANXA it grows
TTAWAXT young growing things
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Mtaatlkwi
Au iwawaxmi
It is now springtime
Wipaishta tlaawx autni tkwatat
all the sacred foods will be here.
Nusux itkwaitunikshata
also salmon will be coming up river.
tlaawx kakyamami awata chmti istama.
All the animals will have newborns.
tlaawx tichampama
some will be from the land.
Ku ptxanukni
Some from the forest.
Ku pawata ushuwani xnityau.
Diggers will be ready to go digging.
Ayayat natit inatiita.
Beautiful flowers will be blooming.
Ka mu suadu he' we makwuose, mu
tsakedo'owse o'no taba wi mu pasakutugu.
After you are through digging the roots you peel
and sundry the bitter
U'mu Kangudya, Tsooga, no'ko
hape'e, ka mu pasakwitoodooe,
o'no mago'o wi mu hanese.
roots, camas, indian potatoes, up
until they're dry, and then bag
mu tsatoona ka to'mo toogoo.
O'no osoo hape'e, u edzaga 00
woisana, tsaKeaoana. tnem up
to store for winter. As for the
indian carrot, you can wash,
peel
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00 mesoo tu'ka ka su'muo
kwanekoosoo.
O'no osoo
Pinaplkwi
Vocabulary words
wawaxam
wipaishta
tlaawx
autni
tkwatat
kuushxi
nusux
tkwaitunikshamta
kakyamami
awata
istama
tichampama
ptxanukni
pawata
ushuwani
xnityau
ayayat
natit
inatiita
Springtime
will appear
all
sacred
food
also
Salmon
will be swimming up river
most animals
will be
babies, young
from the land
from the forest
they will be
be ready
for roots
beautiful
flowers
will bloom
Ku'ka? O'tea'a
and eat just as you would a
regular one. And the wild
Onion? Well,
Hu'ba 00 nahanetabuanu
eekow sumukwankwe suadu.
There are several ways to pre
pare this particular plant.
Sumuyoo u 00 sekwe woisowse 00 tugowkwe,
tooetoo 00 sows'e, ya'a tuwow sumuyoo,
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Sahaptin Classes
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Tuesday
MARCH 25
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Classes will be divided into one to
three categories depending on
your interest.
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One is just to rinse off and eat, or you can boil it,
another is to fry with
Ka u pe'sa me'du no'koo a koohaneo, pesa
tugookamakudu.
Your favorite kind of meat for a delicious sea
soned dish.
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