Warm Springs, Oregon
May 7, 1998 7
Paiute language lessons-
PAIUTE LANGUAGE LESSON SPRINGTIME Tuesday (continued)
Yise ka mu
Awamoa, ta sakwa memeyow!
We should go early in the morning!
Unutooe All right!
woisasc, oobe
PhJty mu nasaku. tuwa
lAmt mu tuasuku!!
Spilyay Tymoo
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SPRINGTIME
MONDAY
Ha oo mu ya tabeno?
How are you all today?
Hemma sakwa ta hane?
What shall we do today?
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Ha oo hoonakwatoo tabuapune?
How does it look outside?
Ha oo pen'asakwa ta, tuhonaga?
Shall we go root digging today?
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SPRINGTIME
Tuesday
U ha'au podo mayu?
Did you find your digging stick?
U mago'o tuwow mayuoo!
And find your bag too!
Aha, moasu te'aoo mayu!
Yes, I already found my bag and
digger!
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iSSTO been washed let
inuin uuii uiy ui
you can freeze
...
SPRINGTIME
Wednesday
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them.
Sa'a ka mu
pasakuse mabe tooe hano mu hane ono
yise sa'a pesa natuka!
Then when they are dry you can
put them away for later use for special
occasions.
Onosoo mu
Numu ka tamano
petuse, tuwa natukana
tuhona. Mu'na'we
nahane ka tomo witu.
Spring time for
thePaiutes: It is time
to harvest our foods
once again. It takes a
lot of time to prepare
these foods for the
long hard winter.
SPRINGTIME
FRIDAY
U podo, yise tuwow u mago'o
hemmow.
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Get your digger out, and your bags ,
ready to put the roots in.
Ewa ka kangudya tuwow ka tsooga
hewe.
Dig lots of bitterroots and lots of
Biscuit root also.
SPRINGTIME
THURSDAY
Yise sa'a mu tsakedoase mu woise.
And then you can peel and wash
the roots.
Ha oo mu ya tabeno?
How are you all today?
Hemma sakwa ta hane?
What shall we do today?
Ha oo hoonakwatoo tabuapune?
How does it look outside?
Ha oo pen'asakwa ta, tuhonaga?
Shall we go root digging today?
U ha'au podo mayu?
Did you find your digging stick?
U mago'o tuwow mayuoo!
And find your bag too!
Aha, moasu te'aoo mayu!
k Yes, I already found my bag and
digger!
Awamoa, ta sakwa memeyow!
We should go early in the morning!
Unutooe.
Okay, all right!
Onosoo mu Numu ka tamano
petuse, tuwa natukana tuhona.
Mu'na'we nahane ka tomo witu.
Spring time for the Paiutes: It is
time to harvest our foods once again. It
takes a lot of time to prepare these foods
for the long hard winter.
U podo, yise tuwow u mago'o
hemmow.
Get your digger out, and your bags
ready to put the roots in
Ewa ka kangudya tuwow ka tsooga
hewe.
Dig lots of bitterroots and lots of
Biscuit root also.
Yise sa'a mu tsakedoase mu woise.
And then you can peel and wash the
roots.
Yise ka mu woisase, oobe hoonakwe
taba wi mu pasaku, tuwa mu tuasuku!!
After they have been washed let
them sun dry or you can freeze them.
Sa'a ka mu
pasakuse mabe tooe
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yise sa'a pesa '
natuka! MM
Then when they -WaV '
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them away for later
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sions.