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Wasco language lessons-
Wasco Language Lesson
Bear and Crane Legend
Ixlba Wigwa
Monday
1) Daya kanuchk iskintwa kwadLu iqw'ashqw'ash.
Aga gangadix shaxal ixshtlmx gachiuxuchgi wilx.
Gachiuxuchgi gangadix klnawi dan ltc'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 iwatelaba
kwadlu iwfmalba.
Then he made
Crane, who is always
standing around in the
streams, lakes and
rivers.
fisherman 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.
Makwshtba Wigwa
Tuesday
4) Ixt wigwa iskintwa
gachiulxam
iqw'ashqw'ash,
"Amxitxlmama
nafkaba 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
i.
6) Gachduksdamit
itxashu kwapt iskintwa
qikayakba
idiapdpakwn, chx
gachdux awatulba.
To cook the
clams, bear put a clam
between his paws and
warmed it over the
fire.
3) Iskintwa
iyaxik'ankwt, gatft
achaglgaya ak'dnaqi.
T'ukti iyaxik'ankwt,
dlminwa idyatflx. Aga
kwapt gachiulgwima
ayak'anaqi
iqw'ashqw'ash.
Iskintwa gachutaba,'
saqw iqw'asqw'ash
ayak'anaqi.
Bear was a fisher
man. He was a good
iqw'ashqw'ash
iskintwaba ididqwl,
iskintwa
gachduksdamit itlxlm
Iqw'ashqw'ash
gayullitx tk'i gachiux
iskintwa
gachduksdamit itlxlm.
When Crane got to
Bear's place, Bear was
already cooking. Crane
sat and watched Bear
cook.
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Warm Springs, Oregon
Lunba Wigwa
Wednesday
7) Iqw'ashqw'ash aga
wdlu giuxt, gaciglukt
iskintwa idiapdpakwn
laima llk'acha, tai t'ukti
lukshdixba kfmangi
igunat iliak'dcha.
Itliilqch idlak'acha
idlapdpakwnyamt
awatulba. Taiagawdlu
giuxt iqw'ashqw'ash,
itlulgch idiak'acha
awatulba gadulanan tai
t ukti, kwapt wa au
walu gaglux. 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) Kwantsaqw
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.
LaktbaWigwa
Thursday j
10) Iqw'ashqw'ash
dauya wigwa,
Iqw'ashqw'ash
gadilxlmux ak'lnaqi
duwiki. "K'aya it'ukti
kfmangi dukst itxashu,
galixluxwait.
"Galixluxwait yai'maba,
"Aaa tl'ai, palatei
gadnxk'lik 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 smelled so good."
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 idiyql
gangldaga
gacduksdamit axlulxtba
awatullk'dp gachuxa. ;
Gachulkchamit itxashu
awatulba. Iskintwa dawi
gachdux madnux k'aya
dan ilk'acha galuwi
idiac'flakwityamt
qwatxaU 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
galduksdamit itxashu,
kwapt gashklxlmchk,
gashklxlmchk,
gashklxlmchk chiwdt.
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.
11) Kwapt galiki'm
yixkaba, "P'ala dauka
naika inyukstamit
ki'mangUskintwa d&wi
dwachi mank it'uktix.
C'ks yukshti'x. Nxlxlit
aniuxa. Almaxibixix
anyuxa."
Iqw'ashqw'ash
gachiglxfmchk
iskintwa, "N&kayamt
itqwli'ba itxlm. Kwapt
"
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) Qjdauba daya wigwa amiglglaya iskintwa
yuqw'Iu yuxuigaxaimat
idlapipakwn kwaish
datl'a.
So that's why
you see Bear sleeping
with his paws tucked
under him...his paws
are still warm.
14) Kwapt qidau ngi
amiglglaya
iqw'ashqw'ash
As told by Gladys Thompson, Madeline Mclnturff and the late
Alice Florendo, Copyright 1988. The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Oregon. Artwork: Art McConville
Special thanks to Madeline, Gladys, and Charles Jackson who
helped format this lesson for the newspaper
Just For FUN
Kiksht Puzzles.
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iyalutwilal wilxlalaba
awachi wiqdl kwadau
iwimal yalutkwilal
llchqwaba dlminwa ixt
ngi iyakwft. Chsh chsh
chiux iyac'i'lakwit
chawigwalkt idiydpsh.
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.
and complete the puzzle above.
the are on vacation!
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