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Wasco Language Lesson
Wasco Language Lesson
Bear and Crane Legend
Ixtba Wigwa
Monday
Lunba Wigwa
Wednesday
Gwenmaba Wigwa
Friday
1) Daya kanuchk iskintwa kwaddu iqw'ashqw'ash.
Aga gangadix shaxal ixshtdmx gachiuxuchgi wilx.
Gachiuxuchgi gangadix kdnawi dan itc'inunks
gachdux. Gachiuxuchgi iskintwa ayaguptida
chdxalqlix.
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
iwaldlaba kwaddu iwfmalba.
Then he made Crane, who is always standing
around in the streams, lakes and rivers
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3) Iskintwa
iyaxik'ankwt, gati'l
achaglgaya ak'dnaqi.
T'ukti iyaxik'ankwt,
ddminwa idyatflx. Aga
kwapt gachiulgwima
ayakanaqi
iqw'ashqw'ash. Iskintwa
gachutaba saqw iqw'asqw'ash ayak'anaqi.
Bear was a fisherman. He was a good fisher
man 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 naikaba
itqwlf." Kwapt
gachdulaba itxashu,
k'axsh gachiux
achiulgwima qawat
itxashu.
One day, Bear
said to Crane, "You come over to my place tor a
special dinner." Then bear dug a lot of clams, he
wanted to share some clams with Crane.
5) Gayuyamx
iqw'ashqw'ash
iskintwaba ididqwl,
iskintwa gachduksdamit
itlxlm Iqw'ashqw'ash
gayulditx tk'i gachiux
iskintwa gachduksdamit
itlxlm.
When Crane got to
Bear's place, Bear was
already cooking. Crane sat and watched Bear cook.
6) Gachduksdamit
itxashu kwapt iskintwa
qikdyakba idiapdpakwn,
chx gachdux awatulba.
To cook the clams,
bear put a clam between
his paws and warmed it
over the fire.
7) Iqw'ashqw'ash aga
wdlu giuxt, gaciglukt
iskintwa idiapdpakwn
laima ilk'acha, tai t'ukti
lukshdixba kfmangi
igunat iliak'dcha.
Itliilqch idiak'acha
idiapdpakwnyamt
awatulba. Tai aga wdlu
giuxt iqw'ashqw'ash,
itlulgch idiak'acha
awatulba gadulanan tai t'ukti, kwapt wa'du wdlu
gagiux. 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 smelleqV
so good.
8) Kwapt saqw 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.
13) Qjdaubadaya
wigwa amiglglaya
iskintwa yuqw'iu
yuxulgaxafmat
idiapdpakwn kwaish
datl'd.
So that's why you
see Bear sleeping with
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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.
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his paws tucked under him...his paws are still warm
14) Kwapt qidau ngi amiglglaya iqw'ashqw'ash
iyalutwilal wilxldlaba awachi wiqdl kwaddu iwimal
yalutkwilal ilchqwaba ddminwa ixt ngi iyakwi't.
Chsh chsh chiux
iyac'ilakwit chawigwdlkt
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.
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
Laktba Wigwa
Thursday
10) Iqw'ashqw'ash dauya
wigwa, iqw'ashqw'ash , y
gadilxlrhux ak'anaqi , ; .
duwaki. "K'aya it'ukti
kfmangi dukst itxashu,
galixluxwait.
"Galixluxwait yai'maba,
"Aaa tl'ai, palaldi
gadnxk'ldk itxashu
iskintwa gachduksdamit
awatulba. Kwaish
ndukmi't ilk'acha luwft 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."
11) Kwapt galikfm yaxkaba, "P'ala dauka naika
inyukstamit ki'mangi iskintwa dawi dwachi mank
lit'uktix. C'ks yukshti'x.
Nxlxlat aniuxa. Alma
xabixix anyuxa."
Iqw'ashqw'ash
gachiglxi'mchk iskintwa,
"Ndikayamt itqwli'ba
itxlm. Kwapt 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 idiydql
gangadaga gacduksdamit axlulxtba awatul Ik'dp
gachuxa. Gachulkchamit itxashu awatulba. Iskintwa
dawi gachdux madnux k'aya dan ilk'acha galuwi
idiac'ilakwityamt qwatxald idiac'i'lakwit. K'aya dan
iliak'acha.
When Bear went to Crane's place, Crane was
already cooking over a hot fire he had fixed just
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.
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