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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 2001)
Warm Springs, Oregon January 11,20017 Numu Language Lessons SpilyayTymoo Ikmyawai auku iwa fikwstmi nakrfit anwteht warfichi pnaxshtya ku pawiySkwshtiknxa chau tkw'iikw pankrfmxa That is the way the seasons were put in order. But once in awhile they get out of order. jjJjP - Anch'i au iwSta shatrrfitki ku pcinaxsh it'uxt'uxta wala itamc'fc'ita kushxi la'ak itwSnanata It might rain, hail or snow in the summer time. PSnaxsh iySnawixa kturiiin tq'nukwt kunam atk ita xaslumaman a pawSlak'itisha ktu tuxwnpa Ttr7 Sometimes frost lJl comes too early, and you see the stars moving fast in the sky. Xasluma paxtusha fikwstmitash anwfcht wariichimaman kwnk'iin auku chau kttu iwiyanawita tq'nukwt The stars are trying to keep frost from coming too soon. The stars work hard to keep the seasons in order. Hufm panachichnxa t'uxt'uxna tamck'ina puuina pasc'atna ku shwat'ashna tunxtunxpa anw'ichtpa tichamyau Esa ka paatoosooba mago'o nobeana, oobe mea'a. Wolf was carrying the bag of stars to put in the sky. Esa ki mani, tabe uweoo, mago'o oo kumaba. Wolf be came tired, so he took a nap, his bag beside him. Etza'a oo mayuoo, oosoo Esa meo, "ki mago'o kwitu poonepana! Coyote found him and wolf told him not to look in the bag. The winds help bring rain, hail, snow, fog and clouds tothe earth at differetirtimesof the year. Kunkush iwa an axwai miyuux anwkht wanichimam'ipa And so it goes. The sun is still ruler over all the seasons. Wednesday Etza'a meo sooname, "He mago'o kwi, nu sukwa mitu poone!" Curious Coyote decided to look in the bag anyway. Yise oosoo a tsakwonowse paatoosooba ku'owke! As he opened the bag all the stars began coming out. Paatoosooba kuase tooehano koomeba wi aata'a! The stars scattered all over the sky in every direction, not in the design patterns! Thursday Paiute Language Lesson Monday ETZA'A NO PAATOOSOOBA Onosoo ka teepu matabooese. Long ago when the earth was made. Soo Esa, Etza'a meo netamma, u toogoonakwa poonena suda soonamekwe ka paatoosooba tsakuase! Wolf told coyote he will be sad when he looks up at the stars. Soo Etza'a yise yagayakwe, pumesoo suda manena sooma'yuna. And so to this day, he remembers what he did and he cries! Oo manena, oosoo Etza'a nonotse toogoonakwatu poonekatu wohepunne. That's why you see coyote always howling as he is looking up! Wolf was carrying the bag of stars to put in the sky. Esa ki mani, tabe uweoo, mago'o oo kumaba. Wolf became tired, so he took a nap, his bag beside him. Etza'a oo mayuoo, oosoo Esa meo, "ki mago'o kwitu poonepana! Coyote found him and wolf told him not to look in the bag. Etza'a meo sooname, "He mago'o kwi, nu sukwa mitu poone!" Curious Coyote decided to look in the bag anyway. Yise oosoo a tsakwonowse paatoosooba ku'owke! As he opened the bag all the stars began coming out. Paatoosooba kuase tooehano koomeba wi aata'a! The stars scattered all over the sky in every direction, not in the design patterns! Soo Esa, Etza'a meo netamma, u toogoonakwa poonena suda soonamekwe ka paatoosooba tsakuase! Wolf told coyote he will be sad when he looks up at the stars. Soo Etza'a yise yagayakwe, pumesoo suda manena sooma'yuna. And so to this day, he remembers what he did and he cries! Oo manena, oosoo Etza'a nonotse toogoonakwatu poonekatu wohepunne. That's why you see coyote always howling as he is looking up! tJ v - 1 h, ' , i. 1 5ji.-fc.-lT It i ItMWiUfK MMtH nrTIIIMM Kadoo'oo paatoosooba komeba witu. There was no stars in the sky. Osoo Esa unu woikute, no'oko paatoosooba pesa matabooese. Wolf worked hard to de sign the stars. Tuesday Friday Onosoo ka teepu matabooese. Long ago when the earth was made. Kadoo'oo paatoosooba komeba DW h witu Ah There was no stars in the sky. x-sJ Osoo Esa unu woikute, no'oko paatoosooba pesa matabooese. Wolf worked hard to design the stars. Esa ka paatoosooba mago'o nobeana, oobe mea'a. Let us know what you think of the New KWSO Radio format. Happy New Year! from the Language Staff, Consultant I V . i "Si Pat Miller Shirley Tufti Jeanne Thomas 4 0 & Madeline Mclnturff Gladys Thompson Elaine Clements AF 1 ! x 7V Arlita Rhoan Christina Abreo Suzie Slockish "a" J.,. m :. - - Dallas Winishut Anna Clements Myra Shawaway wit Rudy Clements Deanie Johnson Valerie Switzler Aguilar 1 ----.Si'5 - tfM
