6 January 13, 2000
Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
Sahaptin language lessons-
Sahaptin Language Lesson
Wanaq'it
Mondays Lesson
Walasakas Anm, Waw&cam, Shatm, ku Tiyamki
Anm
Wawcixam
Shatm
Tiyam
Walsakas
Walsakfa
Tmnanaxt iwa Anm Wawaxam Shatm ku Tiyamki.
This legend is the story of the four sea
sons.
Au pasnwixana kushxi
patfyaxana ku
palqfiwixana tqfiwit
wacmciik'a
pakutkutnxana
They could talk
and laugh, play games
and worked with each
other.
Ku dnch'a
patxtaMmmaxana
tdaminwa apn
tameinwit
They changed
their rules or laws all the
time.
Naplkw'i
Tuesdays Lesson
Walsakas Anm Wawaxam Shatm
ku Tiyamki
1 & & &
Anakumun iwacha kutkut ku anamish patmiyunxana
anw'icht wanichima ku kush patmiyunxana
When it came time to work, each season
did what he wanted to do.
TVaaxw auku ishanxSna ticham anaku tq'nukwt
iwiyeinawixama
The frost would come and all earth would
freeze.
Winter month.
Spring month.
Summer month.
Fall month.
Legend
Legend teller
Miimi pawacha
tunxtunx anwichi
wariichi Anm Wawaxam
Shatm ku Tiyam
anakush pawacha
tannma
Long.long ago there
were many kind of
seasons, They were
very much like people.
Ku Snch'axi Snch'axi
auku papaYunxana ku
ppalaxsimixana anitah
xtuyai tamanwitai
naknuwitash.
They had many
council meetings to
gether, many rules were
made at this time.
PSyu k'st itxanaxana
anakumun itwanSnaxama
puui
Sometimes the
snow came and it was
cold.
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Kuta tichSm iiaxyawixana
luch'Saa anakumun
laxwaixtniin itxanaxana
an
Sometimes the
sun was very hot. that
the earth would turn
brown and dry up.
"
Mtaalkw'i
Wednesdays Lesson
Walsakas Anm Wawaxam Shatm ku Tiyamki
Waaq patmiyuna anwicht
wanichima auna anita
tamanwit tl'aaxwmamiyai
ikwstmitash.
We will make a
rule to work
together.said
the seasons.
Auku papayuuma tl'aaxw
anwicht wanichima
pak'utash
The council meet
ing started. All the sea
sons came together.
Ku xtu iwacha atya ku
itq'ixshana pni iwata
wiyauwat'i ku tl'aaxwma
hulima panatxanana chau
Northwind, who was
powerful, wanted to
be the leader. All the other
winds said no.
Anaku anatnxa an ku
ichuwin pahapac'c'upnxa
puuina
Then the sun would
shine and melt all the
snow away.
Tt'aaxwtun iiayawishana
tl'aaiyawit ku p$yu
'shnuwai chi ikush iwacha
Everything on the
land began to die. This
was not good.
Anakwna c'aac'aa
pawamsh tannma ichn
tichamiyau ku nawa
pinaushushuwat
tananmamiyai
People will soon be
put on this land. We
must get ready for them.
Auku alxaix alxaix
awinana pak'ut kuta
awanaita xlak tmiyut
The meeting went
for many moons. Many
ideas were put forth.
Auna tfdaxwma naknita
kuna nch'i nakriikt
tPaxwmamiyai tmiyutash
inch'isimna wata naknish
chautun qw'ii
Let us make a big
circle so everyone will
have a voice and make
an equal stand. We
want no beginning or
end, just a big round circle.
PinapJkw'i
Thursdays Lesson
Walsakas Anm Wawaxam Shatm ku Tiyamki
Kuta auku pamisciliki
patwanpiya anma
aixaixna ku xasluna ikwn
nch'iyau paVutyau
Finally, the sun,
moon and the stars were
called to the big council
fires.
You shall decide for
can we be placed in a big
harm anyone.
Kuukata ku anim
alxaixnin ku xasluwin
pata'ikwstmima anwicht
wanichimamn
The sun moon and
the stars lined the
seasons.
Kwriiin itmiyuna alxaix
aunash
atamaxwnawachta
nchli anwicht
wanfchimamipa
0fi
The moon then placed the smaller seasons
between the big seasons.
Paxalkw'i
Fridays Lesson
Walsakas Anm Wawaxam Shatm ku Tiyamki
Xasluma patamanw'iya kupam chau anch'a mun
yalm'ilk tmiyuuta kuni nchTikni nakriitki
chaumatashmun wata qw'iif kuni
The stars had all the seasons promise that
they would never try to leave thier places.
Kupam au im&
tmiyunita ikush
panatxanana anwicht
wanichima mishlikitash
wata nch'i naknikt
anakwna" chautash
atq'ixsha pyu kut shina?
us, said the seasons. How
circle? We don't want to
Kuta an inStxanana naxsh
nakriit iwata
p'inapt anwicht wanichi
3nm wawaxam shatm ku
tiyam
There shall be four
main seasons in one
circle, said the sun.
ikksmamn anwicht
wanichimamn wiyak'ik'ite
a'ami 'ushatash tpp
haw'ital xaw'it'an at'ixan
pt'aqpt'aqm'i shatm
waunaq'i anw'icht'ash
anaku ipach'aanxa
yaamash nchli an