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SpilyayTymoo Warm Springs, Oregon January 23, 1998 5 Wasco lessons- Wasco Language Lesson Bear and Crane Legend IxtbaWigwa Monday Note: This lesson is a repeat of last month's lesson because it was not aired on KWSO. Thanks, Val. 1) Dayakanuchk iskintwa kwadau iqw'ashqw'ash. Aga gangadix shaxal ixshtlmx gachiuxuchgi wilx. Gachiuxuchgi gangadix kinawi dan itc'inunks gachdux. Gachiuxuchgi iskintwa ayaguptida chaxalqlix. This is the story of Bear and Crane. Long, long ago, the Creator made the world. He made all the animals and birds. He made Bear who sleeps all winter. 2) Kwapt gachiuxuchgi iqw'ashqw'ash, ddminwa illutwflal iwiqalba iwalalaba kwadau iwfmalba. Then he made Crane, who is always standing around in the streams, lakes and rivers 1 -n 3 3) Iskintwa iyaxik'ankwt, gatfl achaglgaya ak'anaqi. T'ukti iyaxik'ankwt, daminwa idyatflx. Aga kwapt gachiulgwima ayak'anaqi iqw'ashqw'ash. Iskintwa gachutaba saqw iqw'asqw'ash -ayak'anaqi. Bear was a fisherman. He was a good fisher man because he caught lots of fish and he always had lots. So he shared his fish with Crane. Bear caught all of Crane's fish. F)7 Makwshtba Wigwa Tuesday 4) Ixt wigwa iskintwa gachiulxam iqw'ashqw'ash, "Amxitxlmama naikaba itqwlf." Kwapt gachdulaba itxashu, k'axsh gachiux achiulgwima qawat itxashu. One day, Bear said to Crane. "You come over to my place for a special dinner." Then bear dug a lot of clams, he wanted to share some clams with Crane. 5) Gayuyamx iqw'ashqw'ash iskintwaba ididqwh iskintwa gachduksdamit itlxlm Iqw'ashqw'ash gayulaitx tk'i gachiux iskintwa gachduksdamit itlxlm. When Crane got to Bear's place, Bear was already cooking. Crane sat and watched Bear cook. 6) Gachduksdamit itxashu kwapt iskintwa qikayakba idiapapakwn, chx gachdux awatulba. To cook the clams, bear put a clam between his paws and warmed it over the fire. Lunba Wigwa Wednesday l 7) Iqw'ashqw'ash aga J walu giuxt, gaciglukt iskintwa idiapapakwn j laima ilk'acha, tai t'ukti lukshdixba kfmangi igunat iliak'acha. Itlulqch idiak'acha idiapdpakwnyamt awatulba. Tai aga walu giuxt iqw'ashqw'ash, itlulgch idiak'acha awatulba gadulanan tai t'ukti, kwapt wa'au walu gagiux. Tai it'ukti dulanan. Crane got hungry as he saw Bear's paws all full of fat, it looked so good...just like Salmon grease. Bear's fat dripped down from his paws into the fir. Crane got hunrier and hungrier. It smelled so good. 8) Kwapt saqw galduksdamit itxashu, kwapt gashklxlmchk, gashklxlmchk, gashklxlmchk chiwlt. Tai t'ukti itlxlm. When Bear had cooked all the clams, they ate and ate and ate until they were full. It was such a good meal. 9) Kwapt Iskintwa galixank'ankwt, kwapt gachutaba ak'anaqi, kwapt gachulgwima iqw'ashqw'ash. Everyday Bear went fishing and as he caught fish, he shared them with Crane. Laktba Wigwa Thursday 10) Iqw'ashqw'ash dauya wigwa, iqw'ashqw'ash gaditilmux ak'lnaqi duwaki. "K'aya it'uktl kfmangi dukst itxashu, galixluxwait. "Galixluxwait ydfmaba, "Aaa tl'ai, palalai gadnxk'ldk itxashu iskintwa gachduksdamit awatulba. Kwaish , ndukmft ilk'acha luwi't awatulba. Tai t'ukti! As Cranes do today, Crane ate the fish raw. "It isn't as good as cooked clams." he said to him self. He thought, "Boy, I really enjoyed those clams Bear cooked over the fire. I can still see the fat dripping onto the fire. It lsmelled so good." 11) Kwapt galikfm yaxkaba, "P'ala dauka naika inyukstamit kfmangi iskintwa dawi awachi mank it'uktix. C'ks yukshtfx. Nxlxllt aniuxa. Alma xlbixix anyuxa." Iaw'ashaw'ash gachiglxfmchk iskintwa, Naikayamt itqwh'ba itxlm. Kwapt gachiulxam, alma itxashu aditxlmuxma. Then he said to himself, "I bet I can cook as well as bear, or even better. It looks easy. I know I can. I'll do it tonight." Crane invited Bear to come to his house for dinner. He told him, "We'll eat clams." 12) Iskintwa gayuya iqw'ashqw'ashba idiyaql gangldaga gacduksdamit axlulxtba awatiil Ik'ap gachuxa. Gachulkchamit itxashu awatulba. Iskintwa dawi gachdux madnux k'aya dan ilk'acha galuwi idiac'flakwityamt qwatxald idiac'flakwit. K'aya dan iliak'acha. When Bear went to Crane's place, Crane was already cooking over a hot fire he had fixed just right. He was roasting the clams. Crane was doing it just like bear, but there was no fat dipping from his bony legs because his legs were too skinny and they had no fat. Gwnmaba Wigwa Friday 13) Qjdaubadaya wigwa amiglglaya iskintwa yuqw'iu yuxulgaxafmat idiapdpakwn kwaish dati'a. So that's why you see Bear sleeping with his paws tucked under him...his paws are still warm. 13 tlcSm . ,'..11 1 1 .... II I Jll L I 14) Kwapt qidau ngi amiglglaya iqw'ashqw'ash iyalutwilal wilxldlaba awachi wiqal kwadau iwimal yalutkwilal ilchqwaba daminwa ixt ngi iyakwft. Chsh chsh chiux lyac'flakwit chawigwIkt idiyapsh. And that's why you see Crane standing in the lakes or rivers, or streams, always stand ing In the water on one leg. He is cooling his bony legs and burnt feet. As told by Gladys Thompson, Madeline Mclnturff and the late Alice Florendo, Copyright 1988. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon. Artwork: Art McConvllle Special thanks to Madeline, Gladys, and Charles Jackson who helped format this lesson for the newspaper. January 1 998 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat J 2 3 ; Sahaptin 4 5 g Z S 9 12 Wasco 11 12 13 14 15 16 1Z Scihaptin 18 19 22 21 22 23 24 Faiute 25 126 l27 128 129 130 131 February '98 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Seihapt n 1 2 3 4 5 fi I Wasco 8. S 12 U 12 13 li Sahaptin 15 15 iz 15 19 2Q 21 Paiute 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CALENDAR SPILYAYRADIO MEDIA LESSONS The January Spilyay issue we will be having one full week of Sahaptin lessons wim tne roiiowmg week being a full week of Wasco lessons. The next issue of the Spilyay will then have full week of Sahaptin and a full week of Paiute lessons. The KWSO radio station will then follow the format developed for the Newspaper and do a full week of Sahpatin, a full week of Wasco, followed with a full week of Sahaptin and a full week of Paiute. Look forward to this to happen throughout the 1998 year. We will also include lessons that will be taught in the Kindergarten and community classes. Continue to follow along with the lessons, we look forward to a time when we will be having our native languages used in our community. Our languages are important to keeping our self identi ties and working towards a healthier community. What have you done for your emotional health lately? Learn your native language it's alive with culture, heritage, humor and teachings which will 4 i
