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July 13,2000 7
PAIUTE LANGUAGE LESSON
NUMU LANGAUGE LESSON
TE KOOMEBAWITOO
OUR UNIVERSE
Sumu Woiku Tabeno
First Working Day
Pa'a Way up high
Oosoo papaow pa'nunatu o pa'a katu.
And there sits the big dipper high up
above.
Tabedoa
Tatza
Taba
Tomo
Yubano
sunny
Summer
sun
Winter
Fall
Yise tuwow oosoo tutse'yoo pa'nunatu o
puno'o.
And there is the little dipper.
Susu'mu tamme patoosooba we'ena poone. Ka Yubano susumu koomeapunne.
Su'sumu unu koomeapunne.
Sometimes it is very cloudy.
Ya tamme ka koomebawitoo yadoakwe.
Today were going to talk about the sky.
Koomeba sky
Koome'a clouds
Koomeapunne cloudy
Muha moon
Patoosooba stars
patakwese'a twinklingshining
patsepono'a round
Mu patoosooba ewa koomebawi manepunne.
There are lots of stars out in the sky at
night.
Patoosooba pesa patakwese'a
koomebanaga.
The stars twinkling like diamonds in the sky.
Soo muha umuba katu.
The the moon sits among the stars.
Suzumu soo muhauhe patsepono'a.
Sometimes the moon is so round.
Waha Woiku Tabeno
Second working day
Unusoo koomebawitoo yadoakwe.
Koomeapunne Cloudy
Tamano Spring
Tabedoa Sunny
Tatza Summer
Taba Sun
Tomo Winter
Yubano Fall
Su'sumu unu koomeapunne.
Sometimes it is very cloudy.
Ka Yubano susumu koomeapunne.
Mostly in the fall time it so gloomy.
Yubano noyoona hee pesa nana'atasoo
tatabua'a.
The fall colors are very beautiful.
Tamano yise no'yoona hee pesa pudu poo'e
naa.
When spring comes everything is
sprouting out green.
Ka tatza ya petuse unutse'e udutupunne.
When summer is here it is very hot.
Pahe Woiku Tabeno
Third working day
Unusoo tuwow koomebawitoo yadoakwe.
Here's more language about the sky.
Paba'yoo panunadu Big dipper
Tutse'yoo panunadu Little dipper
Koosepu po Milky Way
Sometimes we see falling stars.
Koosepo patoosooma namayu'apunne.
The milky way is mixed with among
stars.
Watsu Woiku Tabeno
Fourth working day
Sumuoo patoosooba meoo nanea, yongo
patoosooba.
And so we have one star called the
evening star.
Ewa patoosooobawitoo natugooyoonadu.
There are many legends on how stars
came to be.
Taba egana me'e sumu'yoo
nane'a. ; v
Where the sun goes
down, means
South.
Mostly in the fall time it so gloomy.
Yubano noyoona hee pesa nana'atasoo
tatabua'a.
The fall colors are very beautiful.
Tamano yise no'yoona hee pesa pudu poo'e
naa.
When spring comes everything is
sprouting out green.
Ka tatza ya petuse unutse'e udutupunne.
When summer is here it is very hot.
Unusoo tuwow koomebawitoo yadoakwe.
Here's more language about the sky.
Paba'yoo panunadu Big dipper
Tutse'yoo panunadu Little dipper
Koosepu po Milky Way
Pa'a way up high
Oosoo papaow pa'nunatu o pa'a katu.
And there sits the big dipper high up
above.
Yise, taba tsepooena tuwow.
And where the sun
comes out is East.
Yise tuwow oosoo tutse'yoo pa'nunatu o
puno'o.
And there is the little dipper.
Where the sun goes down, is the West. Susu'mu tamme patoosooba we'ena poone.
Sometimes we see falling stars.
Yise, taba egana.
Kwenahanakwatu, tuwow.
And from the North. .
Susumu Numu ki e to'esoonaka, umuoo
sakwa e tumatsi, onoo tamme oo toge
hanekwe! poonedooa
Pakwe Tabeno
Friday
Ya tamme ka koomebawitoo yadoakwe.
Today were going to talk about the sky.
Koomeba sky
Koome'a clouds
Koomeapunne cloudy
Muha moon
Patoosooba stars
patakwese'a twinklingshining
patsepono'a round
Koosepo patoosooma namayu'apunne.
The milky way is mixed with among
stars.
Sumuoo patoosooba meoo nanea, yongo
patoosooba.
And so we have one star called the
evening star.
Ewa patoosooobawitoo
natugooyoonadu.
There are many
leaends on how stars "'
came to be. o'SgXO
Taba egana me'e
sumu'yoo nane'a.
Where the sun goes down, means
South.
Mu patoosooba ewa koomebawi manepunne. Yise, taba tsepooena tuwow.
There are lots of stars out in the sky And where the sun comes out is East,
at night.
Yise, taba egana.
Patoosooba pesa patakwese'a Where the sun goes down, is the West,
koomebanaga.
The stars twinkling like diamonds in the Kwenahanakwatu, tuwow.
sky.
Soo muha umuba katu.
The the moon sits among the stars.
Suzumu soo muha une patsepono'a.
Sometimes the moon is so round.
Unusoo koomebawitoo yadoakwe.
And from the North.
Susumu Numu ki e to'esoonaka, umuoo
Sakwa e tumatsi, onoo tamme oo toge
hanekwe! poonedooa
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Koomeapunne
Tamano
cloudy
Spring
Parents... there are still
KIKSHT-NUMU-ICHISHKIIN
language tapes are avaiable at the
Culture and Heritage Office. Come by
and keep your child in practice with
what they learned during the school
. year.