Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
MTAAtKWI
Wednesday
6 May 21. 1993
Sahaptin lessons
SAHAPTIN LANGUAGE LESSON
NAIMUMA
RELATIVES
WANAQ'IT
MONDAY
Addressing your parents and names for grandparents.
TUTA (OR) NATUTAS Father
ILA(OR)NA'ILAS Mother
Referring to your parents:
PSHT
PCHA
Father
Mother
Mothers father and all men on his side in that generation:
TILA
grandfather on mothers side
Mothers mother and all women on her side in that
generation:
KALA grandmother on mothers side
Fathers mother and all women on her side:
Paxyax
Brothers son. Used by men and boys.
Pawat
Brothers daughter. Used only by women and
girls.
Paiya
Brothers daughter. Used by men and boys.
Itsh
Sister's son. Used by women and girls.
Pshi
Sister's daughter. Used by women and girls.
Pitx
Sister's son. Used by men and boys.
Piti
Sister's daughter. Used by men and boys.
Isht
A woman's son or daughter. Or a mans son.
Pap
A man's daughter.
Pnach
Son's wife. A woman uses this term for her
husband's parents also. Thus it is a reciprocal
term; they use it for each other.
Shwax
A womans daughter's husband a man uses this
term for his wife's mother. It is reciprocal also.
Pshash
A mans daughter's husband a man calls his
wife's father by this term also. It is reciprocal.
ALA
fathers mother
Fathers father and all males on his side in that genera
tion: PUSHA Fathers father
NAPTtKWI
TUESDAY
Pat
older sister, when referring to her, can be used by both
men and women, girls and boys.
Nana
older sister when addressing her. Used by both male
and female.
Asip
younger sister, when referring to her. Used by women
and girls.
younger sister, when addressing her. Used by only by
women and girls.
Ac
younger sister, when referring to her. Used by only
men and boys in this meaning.
Taxntwai JU
younger sister, when addressing her. Used by men
and boys only.
Pyap
older brother, when referring to him. Used by women
and girls, and boys and men too.
Yaiya
older brother, when addressing him. Used by men and
boys and women and girls.
Pacht
younger brother, when referring to him, used by
women and girls.
Lpa
younger brother, when addressing him. Used only by
women and girls.
Lka
younger brother, when referring to him. Used only by
men and boys.
Sxp
younger brother, when addressing him. Used only by
men and boys.
Pamt
Brothers son. Used by women and girls.
Pinaptlkwi
Alright now that we have ,earned about names "- XfiSSES
You can fill in the Family tree provided J0U'M be proud of and look at every
Dut those in there and you will have something to hang on your wan u
and know where your ancestry comes from and as you write say the names ,n Indian.
GrandParent Tree
Tananawit
Kate
Tfla
Ala
Pusha
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Pchanmfkni
Pshtmfkni
PAXAIKWI
Airinhti! Todavs lesson is the last one
here is an exercise that you can follow and fill in the proper
member to say the words as you write them too.
Fnr MEN only
HELLO, BROTHER!
If you are a man, write the names of your broth
ers and sisters next to the word you will use to
address them:
Wanfcht
for the week on family. So please practice, practice .Pf
word used to address your uiuuiw vi -
pnr WOMEN only
HELLO, SISTER!
If you are a woman, write the names of your
brothers and sisters next to the word you will
use to address them:
Wanfcht
Yaiya
Nana
Yaiya
Nana
Wanishaash.
Sxp
Taxntwai
.. Washaash ai, winsh. Wanishaash.
Lpa
Washaash ai, ayat.
Lfya
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