6 May 8,1997
Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
Wasco and Paiute lessons-
WASCO LANGUAGE LESSON
TELLING TIME
MONDAY
Let's review our numbers before we start
the lesson on telling time.
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Paiute Language Lesson
Learning Paiute Colors
TSEYABU NABONNO
toohoo
1 Ixt
2 Makwsht
3 Lun
4 Lakt
5 Gwnma
6 Txm
7 Snmakwst
8 Gutlqt
9 Kw'is
10 Yahlxam
1 1 Yahlxam ik'un ixt
12 Yalilxam ik'un makwsht
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TELLING TIME
TUESDAY
Telling time in Wasco is very simple. To
say the Wasco equivalent of "at
o'clock," simply add the suffix -ba to the
appropriate number. For the Wasco
equivalents of "one o'clock" and "ten
o'clock," special forms are used:
Aixtba
Makwshtba
Lunba
Laktba
Gwnmaba
Txmba
Snmakwstba
Gutiqtba
Kw'isba
Chalilxamba
(at) one o'clock
(at) two o'clock
(at) three o'clock
(at) four o'clock
(at) five o'clock
(at) six o'clock
(at) seven o'clock
(at) eight o'clock
(at) nine o'clock
(at) ten o'clock
TELLING TIME
Thursday
Special times in the day. The word
kadux can be added to indicate "morn
ing," chushdix to indicate "evening", and
ixabaxix to indicate "night":
Gutllqtba Kadux
(at) 8:00 in the morning, 8 A.M.
Kw'isba Kadux
(at) 9:00 in the morning, 9 A.M.
Chalilxamba Kadiix
(at) 10:00 in the morning, 10 A.M.
Aixt'akwdix Txmba Chushdix
(at) 6:30 in the evening, 6:30 P.M.
Aixt'akwdix Snmakwstba Chushdix
(at) 7:30 in the evening, 7:30 P.M.
Aixt'akwdix Gutllqtba Chushdix
(at) 8:30 in the evening, 8:30 P.M.
Kw'isba Ixabaxix
(at) nine o'clock at night, 9:00 P.M.
Chalilxamba Ixabaxix
(at) ten o'clock at night, 10:00 P.M.
Chalilxam Ik'un Aixtba Ixabaxix
(at) 11:00 at night, 11:00 P.M.
Qiqayak Ixabaxix
Midnight (literally "middle night").
Shaiba agaax
Noon (literally "straight
upsun"). Sitkumsan.
Noon" or "lunchtime" (
(Chinook jargon) f
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tooho
ekwetse-4
Ya'a tseyabu. Esoo toohookwadya,
atsakwadya,
ekwetsekwadya no poohekwadya.
Pesa tabu'a.
TONEDYA NABONNO
epoohe
These forms are also used for "eleven
and twelve o'clock:"
Chalilxam ik'un aixtba
(at) eleven o'clock
Chalilxam ik'un makwshtba
(at) twelve o'clock
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Wasco Language Class
Wednesday Afternoon
4:30-6:00 pm
on going
Everyone welcome-beginners
and advanced
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Si
erjoohe
atsa
''orjetse
Y h T
poohe
Ya'a tonedya. Esoo epoohekwadya,
atsakwadya,
onetse no poohekwadya. Pesa tabu'a.
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TELLING TIME
WEDNESDAY
To say "half past" or ":30", aixtl'akwdix
is placed before the number:
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Aixtba
Makwshtba
Lunba
Laktba
Gwnmaba
Txmba
Snmawkstba
Gutiqtba
Kvvi'sba
Chalilxamba
Chalilxam ik'un
Aixtl'akwdix Chalilxam ik'un
(at) 1:30
(at) 2:30
(at) 3:30
(at) 4:30
(at) 5:30
(at) 6:30
(at) 7:30
(at) 8:30
(at) 9:30
(at) 10:30
aixtba
(at) 11:30
makwshtba
(at) 12:30
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ESA NABONNO
toohoo
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Paiute Language Class
Thursday Evenings
4:30-6:00 pm
It's not too late to join us.
Everyone welcome
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Ya'a esa. Esoo esekwadya, toohookwadya,
tohakwadya
no ohakwadya. Pesa tabu'a.
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