Warm Springs, Oregon.
6 December 29, 1999
Sahaptin language lessons-
wa'autxau ; eii)eciairv;
kfksixana ; ' - be friends, with
a ......
Bear'with Tail
A Sahaptin Language Lesson
tananmaman
tl'aaxwyautuyau
iwantwinxana ,
kwnklin i; V
auku
ishapnixanz
mishpam 4
misha
r
1) Mfimi anahiii iwacha
"-tL twfn, katnam twfnl-
t1 Kwnkfin payu
pinach'lshana.
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2) Taaminwa AESSN
itfsxp'itnxana kwaana" lTtA
3) Chau ik'ushtunxana ;
"fc cr" tkwataki, yalmflkna
B ipasiksixana tkwatatyau.
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4) Wd'autxau isfksixana , . , "
tananmaman. A A
TTaaxwyautuyau fe L
iwaantwinxana. Kwnkfin ' s
auku ishapnixana, v j tNtr fw
"Mfshpam misha? 1
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ji x ,r'
I "' 5 ) "Auku, li " " '
If. patapxwinawasha
!lhs u Anahuina, chau auku
i v pataxtwaisha.
6) Wiyat'ishxi
patdq'ichknxana, chaan Q0y JT
aukUhananuI . T A- v) 1
patdpxwinawana. tjSSI
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NnV"'""'' 7) Anmi Itxandna. Ku
"y."-v--; iwachdnch'fpuui.
feJti Tlaaxwtun ishana.
8) Liiikw'i C
pawac'flaknxana " 4l
twitqiikipa tawdipa. js k
Kwnaxi ipaishna anahtii. V"
tjT 9) Auku iqapxwina,
Aaaaana a"wash tkwatata
tfA s4$ xulxul chiwat
s-tfh & 10) PataqMnunaku
S if I nuwft ipapashapnlya,
0 ' ' "MishUkina
: ashapashuuwita
' LA anahuina?
11) Kwn'ki naxsh T?tC
inatxanana, "Auna ; mf JjN
ashapawac'flakta .! irwr
pnmikiin twfnki. Auku - i2'"Xrrtot A
xatl'k awainita." "-
y A, 12) Chiaukui'aichaku
iwac'flakna twfnki.
13) Aukushkfin ; V JSP
ipinashukwana " r fy jf)
xatl'kawalnana twin. ; j N
?? :1 14) Kii itutfya ku
csv- ipinawapashaiya twin.
JXV V- ku inatxanana, "Aaaaana
aunash txana twinut!"
15) Auku pinasapSk'lka' pc!rSy
kuiwinanfna. Kumdn Afv
auku iwd twinut. " ky M '
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As told by. Betty Lou Lucia, , ....... , :
Copyright 1988 the ; 1 ",
Confederated Tribes of i
Warm Springs Oregon .1 ' ? ic . " 3
artwork: Art McConville
Special thanks to Arlita,
Suzie and Dallas who
reformatted this for the
newspaper.
Remember; you're
never to young nor to old
to learn your language.
Uz-
Naptlkwi
Vocabulary words y
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mOmi ;v - long ago
anahui . black bear
iwachi it had -
twini a tail
kdatnam . , . , . long , s (
kwnk'iin J with that ,
payu very
pinach'lshana , v proud
taaminwa., .always
itisxp'itnxana smooth down
kwaana to that
chau no ft.
lk'ushtunxana " V" worry for 't
tkwdtatki about food
yalmflkna , just anyone
ipasiksixana get chummy with
Tkwatatyau for food
tananma
patq'fxsha , ,
pasiksita
anahuina
hananui
patapxwinawana
dnmi
itxanana
ku
iwacha
nch'i
puui
tlaaxwtun
ishana
liiiikw'i 2
pawac'flaknxana
twatq'ukipa
wiyat'ishxi
patiq'ichknxana
chaan
tawaipa
kwnaxi- 1
ipaishna . -
iqapxwina
aaaaana
awash
tkwatata ;
xuLxul c
chiwat
Pinaplkwi
f,'.-i'
the human beings
to everything
he would watch
with that,
and then
'he would ask ;--what
are you ; i
doing
; t..
Mtaalkwi
'the human beings
they:Want jM ..
be friendly
the bear , ;
, bothersome,: . ,
thought of ;0;
winter
came
and
it was
": big
v snow
everything
all froze (.
all day '
. they fished
! : a hole
for a long time
put up with
after while
on ice
v - same place1
... 'I showed ud
v thought of idea
wellll
;i Will'. - :;iV y.v:- . t;';
will eat' ' v v
: r trout v o-.i.u
until full
pataq'inuna
nuwit ?
ipapashapniya
mishllkina
ashapashuuwita
kwnki y"'
naxsh
inatxanana ,
auna4
ashapawac'flakta
pnmiun v
twinki ; ;
xatik
awainata v
chi --(f .
i'aicha
aukushkiin
ipinashukwana
awainana ;
twin vi' ..iV:
itutiya
ipinawapashaiya
inatxanana
aunash
txana
twinut t
pinasapak'ilka ,
iwinanina ;
kuman
twa
it
they saw him
right away
asked each other
how will we
teach a lesson
with that .. .
one - ';
person said
let us
make him fish
his
with the tail
break
off. - ft i " :j
here "Y'w.
he sat
all of a sudden
; 'he felt a '('"
broken off
:taU:.;"i V; :::::
stood Up. i c .
he teit it
he said
i
will be
.tailless a
he covered up
- ran away
since then
he is
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