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Warm Springs, Oregon SpilyayTymoo Sahaptin language lessons- Wednesday Lq'iwit'awas ku Shin iwalptaiksha Toys and Who is Singing Merry Christmas from the Language Staff, Consultants and Volunteers 6 December 2, 1999 Sahaptin Language Lesson W dnaq'it Monday Piapmi Wiydnawitpama Snwlt. Language about Lord Jesus Christs birth. Piapmi wiyanawitpama. Christmas Nch'f An Alxaix, Naaptlt ku Paxat lkwf. Decem ber 25th, Tlaaxw nuwik'anl tanan ku walam tanan tunx tunx tichamknl pamikw'alnxa Piipml wiyinawitpamaki. Believers and secular people from different countries celebrate Lord Jesus Christs birth. Payukwalawit Piapmi Wiydnawitpama. Merry Christmas Maali Clismas. Merry Christmas (Our old people lacked fluent english language so they would say, Maali Clismas.) Tuesday Naplkw'i Alaxauknk Ititamani Alaxa'auksh Color by numbered colors 1. Pla Pla ku papsh patat iwd mxshpyat The leaves and the fir tree are green. 2. Kapu, tilatalf ku taqmaal awd luc'a The coat, pants and hat are red. 3. Mxsh ku luc' pawd tanwditt papshpa. The Christmas tree ornaments are yellow and red. 4. Lisaak (kaakm dtauwitpamaki) iwa luch'a ku timash dtauwitpama iwd plash. The sack (full of presents)is brown and the cards qn the fireplace are white. 5. Tpsh ku apap awd walaswakul. His face and hands are pink. 6. Q.'pq'ph' ku watechwich awd chmuk. His shoes and belt are black. 7. Xaslu iw mxsh. The star is yellow. t 8. Shuu ku tutanik awa plash. Kushxilak'ft lak'it kapupa ku tdqmaalpa ku q'pq'plipa. Santa's beard and hair is white. As well as the edges on his jacket, hat and boots. Colors: 1. Luc'd 2. Mxshpydt 3. Mxsh 4. Plash 5. Walaswakul 6. Chmuk 7. Luch'a f - 7 v Shin iwalptaiksha (who is singing) dot to dot 1 '. .,-1 Kw'alal kw'alal (bell) Nisha (house) K'usi K'usi (dog) Anahui sap'alux (Bear) (doll) PinaplkwiPaxalkwi Thursday'sFriday's Lesson Wilalik (Bunny) PatRfiHer Shirley Tufti 7 ..) UtefU Madeline and Gladys Arlita Rhoan Grant Waheneka Suzie Slockish t ' i , 1 ft ,1 Dallas Winishut Anna Clements MyraShawaway 4 - "'H' J' Rudy Clements Melissa Wainanwit Valerie Aguilar Nch'iAn Anm Puui Twananasha Tuux Taltisha Pwiliik'ukshisha Atya Pasc'at Ishshasha Tamdd Tamdcisa Tq'nukwt Hashmwanichanwila K'asawishaash December Winter months Snow It's snowing Ice Icicle Snowstorm Northwind Fog Its freezing Hail It's Hailing Frost Sled I'm Cold. Alice Harman The sahaptin words in this lesson are on what to expect in the upcoming winter months, the different names of the weather or happenings. Biff Johnson Deanie Johnson Mike Clements GOODBYE ALICE WE'LL MISS YOU! Language News Brief: Long time staff member Alice Harman has moved on to more challenging endeavors! We'll miss Alice, but wish her the best in whatever she does. Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us. We would like to take this time to thank you for your gener ous support, your kind words and loving prayers, without them and your over whelming committment to learning your language our jobs would be just work. We love the language(s) and are dedicated because you are willing to learn We work in the schools, the administration office, Indian Health Service, people's homes and tutor individuals at different hours of the day from 8:00am to some times 7:30pm at night, and Sunday's too. Many, many thanks to those who worked with us for no pay, who were willing to share their time and help us in any way that they could, teaching, sharing ideas and artistry. It's risky, wondering what people will think of you, wondering if they'll laugh if you say something not quite right, but you know, it's just not done by the current staffvolunteers. We may have plenty of stories to tell, and then we cannot contain our humor, but you'll get into it, you'll learn to likerespect people you never REALLY knew. I have, it's been an awsome experi ence. Thanks.