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SpilyayTymoo t 1 ' Sahaptin language lessons Sahaptin Language Lesson Piisc'atpa Ilmaina Lost In The Fog Translated by Amelia Colwash WANACL'IT Chi iwd taimu ksks yaamashmfki. Anaku tdimu awa, ksks ydamashna patak'alaxiya xaalishma. Patanakwinana pt'xdnukan kuta ashwaniya pata'aniya. Kuta sc'dtpa ksks ydamash inch'uxana amchni flkwshpa. Ku xaalishma c'nri patxanaxana miti pamipain nishapa. Ku naxshpa sc'dtpa ksks yaamash itaxshiya. Ku palaiwitki ipxwina, Auku iwautunwiya "Aush ku winaninta." Kvvniin auku iyaxna winanpsh, tuninsh ku kkassu. This story is about a little deer. As the story goes, Little Deer was captured by a band of wolves. She was taken into the woods and made into a slave. At night, Little Deer slept outside by the fire. The wolves stayed warm inside their home. One night little deer woke up. She had a crazy notion. She would try to escape, Little Deer found a bow and arrow. k r - J r .l7 V NAPLKWI Auku iyusakiyawana pchshna ku ichaxlpna ku iq'inuna tl'aaxw panch'usha xaalishma. Kuta kkaasuki ituxanakika naxsh xaalishna. Ku 'mni awacha miyuux. Kuta ktuktu iwakukika ilkwshyau ku pin&'ishashakika lat'xt'xki. Ku panashapapxwinawana axwai chi inch'usha. Anaku tlaaxw xaalishma pataxshiya, ku pashukwana, tl'iyawi awa paamin miyuux. Kuta patawanpiya ksks yaamashna ku pan&txana, "Naami piyap, naami miyuux, kwashiin pa'itl'iyawiya kkaasuki. "Mishnam kwnki tun ashukasha?" "Chau," iwanpa ksks ydamash, "chauash shukasha." She sneaked up to the door, opened it, and saw all the wolves asleep. She took the arrow and shot one of the wolves. It was the chief. Little Deer quickly went back to the fire and covered herself with ashes. She made believe she was still asleep.' When the rest of the wolves woke up, they discovered their chief had been killed. They called Little Deer and said, "Our brother, our chief, has been shot with an arrow. Do you know anything about it?" "No," said Little Deer, "I don't." MTAALKWI Auku anch'a patashapniya xaalishma. Ku chdutiya au plnatyalmuna. Kuta inatxana, "Auash amchnlkan wfnasha kush kuna naxtita inmikl miyawaxki." Anaku amchni lwacha ksks yaamash, ku chau inaxtiya. Kutknika isamxnana pshwapshwana, ku itaxyapna pshwdpshwamaman, "Aupam naxtita, anashkush ni naxtixa kushta kuuk auku winaninta." Kwnata auku panaxtishana amchni, ku au kuuk ksks yaamash iwinanma. Ku c'a'atpa patashukana xaalishma au yai iwinanin Kuukata ku patashukana ftl'iyawiyaiyatash miyuux. : ft t The wolves questioned her some more. But still she insisted she knew nothing about it. She told her captors, "I'll go out by the fire and cry for my master."But when Little Deer was outside, she did not cry; Instead, she spoke to some rocks. She told them, "Now you cry just as if I am crying, and I will make my escape." While the rocks were crying, Little D?er made her escape. It wasn't long before the wolves went outside and found out she was gone. Then they realized it was she who had shot their chief. PINAPLKWI Ku auku patawatku'awawiya ksks yaamashna. Auku kwaalpain ksks y&amash iwiyanawima alaiyau. Ku kwna waitcht attachuushpa iwacha ticham. Ku ipxwina, "Mishkinashta ikwn wiyanawitataxna, watw&aaaash wata kuna." Kuta auku ishuunaitiya ksks yaamash. Anaku axwai ishuunaitishana chuushpa, kuuk auku cp pasc'atin pawalqw'ichma. Chautai maan q'inutash. Ku kwniin chau pinashukana "Chiash shuyaskliklikstia" iiiii kwnxi anakuni iwa'wiya. Ku auku ipxwina awash wiyanawi tichamyau "Auash wiyawaichnaq'i!" "Aaaana auash wa watwaa." So the wolves took off and followed Little Deer's tracks. After some time, Little Deer came to a beach. Across the water was land. She thought, "If only I could get over there, I'd be safe." Little Deer began to swim. While she was in the water, a heavy, thick fog rolled in. Little Deer could not see where she was going. She turned around in the fog and headed right back to where she started from. When she finally saw land she thought, "Oh, I'm across now! I'm safe!" S.I 9 II PAXALKWI Ksks yaamash payu ikw'aalana. Ku auku iwalptaikma iwiyalaltq'ima chuushkni ku pinawatlpm ma. Ku inatamasnwima, "Auash kwiydam winanm xaalishmamikni, ku chauk'ash wa ashwaniya." Ku auku axwai iwalptaikshana, ikw'alashana. Kuta axwai patawaatwina xaalishma atachuushyau, Ku kwna patdtluupnawana ksks ydamashna ku pata'itlyawiya. Kuta ikumyawak kush chi patmnanaxnxa kwnki. Anamkumun laamaita pdsc'atpa kunam wiydskliklita kunam chau pinashukata "mna ashwa." Kunkinam niix pinaq'inuta kushxinam atmaita pasc'atna anamun wata amchni. Little Deer was very happy. She chanted a song as she climbed out of the water and shook herself. She sang, "I've escaped from those wolves, and I'm no longer a slave." Little Deer kept on singing, happy about what she had done. But the wolves had tracked her to the beach. They pounced on Little Deer and killed her. Up to this day, this is how the story goes. When you are lost in the fog, you turn around in circles and don't know where you'll end up. So, when you're outdoors, be careful and respect the fog. F At' H n November 1999 Paiute 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sahaptin . 19 20 Wasco 21 22 2l 24 25 26 27 Sahap1:in 28 , 29 30 3aiute Language Classes Wednesday 3:30 to 5:00 Culture and Heritage Office Call 553-2201 for more info. (T Ichishkiin Classes 1 1 2:00 IHS-TuesThurs wAnna 4:00 Admin Bldg Tues Thurs wDallas 5:00 Lang Trailer Tues wArlita Wasco Language Community Classes Monday nights 6:00-7:30 Wasco DanceLanguage Classes Thursday nights 6:00-7:30 ii J 1
