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Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo WASCO LANGUAGE LESSON- Wasco Language Lesson Legends Isk'ulya & Ililik Februarys, 2001 (Coyote & Rabbit) 1. Iyachmax Isk'ulya iyakshn Ilalik gashdulait Wi'maiba. Iyachmax Isk'ulya gachiulxam iyakshn, "K'aya amuya yaxi awachi ilehqwaba, shdmani k'aya imixichmlit Ichixyan luq' achmuxa." 8. Iyachmax gachiulxam iyakshn, "Aga Iq'up anyuxa Ichixyan iyagwamnil. Kwapt Ichixyan alma ayumqta kwapt saqw ayalutk. Tl'ak achiuxa iyakwshxat, kwapt saqw amshxwaba tl'axn. Shaiddlalamd amshxwaba!" 9. Lq'up gachiux Ichixyan iyagwamnil. his mouth. Coyote, grandson Rabbit, and the other people ran out. 1 1 Water-monster bit off the tip of grandson Rabbit's tail just as he closed his mouth. That is why rabbits have short tails. As told by Alice Florendo, Gladys Thompson, and Madeline Mclnturff Artwork by Art J. McConville, Jr. 1988 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Culture & Heritage Dept. When is your favorite Language playing this month? February 10 I I I I i i i 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2. Ilalik galikta gachdumitshki ilshukshmax. Kwapt gayuya qwatxala yaxi. Ichixyan luq' gachiux. 3. Iyachmax Isk'ulya gachiunaxlam iyakshn Ilalik. Luxwan qadamt iyuya. K'aya gachiglkl qaxba. Kwapt galiki'm, "Ichkshn iyuya yaxi, sqw'ap ilehqwaba. Dala'ax Ichixyan luq' ichiux." 10. Kwapt saqw ayalutk Ichixyan tl'ak gachiux iyakwshxat. Isk'ulya iyakshn Ilalik kwadau s ! idlxam gatwaba. r - " r 11. Kwapt gup gachiux iyakwshxdt Ichixyan, kwaba Ilalik gachaixuksh ayaich. Qjdau ngi Ilalik icack'cx ayaich. r. , a "" I W J 4 5 1 4. Gachtux itkamanaq bama awatul kwadau ishuksh. Kwapt gayuya Wfmalyamt. Kwapt galiki'm, "Ichixyan Ichixyan." 5. Kwapt galixguitk Ichixyan, galitpa iyapa'alyamt. Kwapt gachinxanawnxt Wimal, kwapt gi'gwaladamt gasixlutk. Kwapt gasixlutk madix, gachiglkl Isk'ulya Wacaqwsba. 6. Kwapt Isk'ulya galikta sqw'ap ichi'xyanba. Kwapt Ichixyan luq' gachiux. 7. Tai dagpgp iyavvanba. Kwapt ichi'xyanba iyawan iyachmax gachux awatul. Tai dawax galaxux. Kwapt gachiglkl iyakshn kwadau idlxam. English Translation 1 Grandfather Coyote and his grandson Rabbit lived along the Columbia River. Grandfather told his grandson, "Don't go too far, don't go near the water. If you don't obey, the water monster will swallow you." 2 One day, grandson Rabbit went looking for arrowheads. He went too far, he went near the water. The water-monster swallowed him. 3 Grandfather Coyote went looking for grand son Rabbit, he did not know where he went. He did not see him anvolace. GranHfat-hpr went to the river and said, "My grandson went too far, near the water. The water-monster must have swallowed him." 4 He took firewood and an arrowhead, then he went to the river. Grandfather called out, "Monster! Monster!" J 5 Monster woke up and came out of his cave. The monster looked upriver and he looked downriver. Then he looked across the river and saw Grandfather Coyote at Wacaqws. 6 Grandfather went near the water-monster, he let the monster swallow him. 7 It was very dark in the monster's stomach. In the monster's stomach, Grandfather made a fire. It became bright. He could now see his grandson and the other people. 8 Grandfather told his grandson, "I will cut the monster's heart. The monster will die and breathe his last breath. When he opens his mouth to breath, you all hurry out. You must run out!" 9 Coyote cut the monster's heart. 10 Taking his last breath, the monster opened PJ PBI p p"! pCj p Agency. Language Classes the Language Trailer behind the Old Boys Dorm Begins week of Sept. 25th Paiute Language Wed. 3:30-4:30 PM Sahaptin Language Tues. & Thurs. 3:30-4:30 PM Wasco Language Thurs. 5:00-6:00 PM Simnasho Language Classes Sahaptin Language Simnasho Longhouse Tues. & Thurs. 6:00-7:00 PM Today, I learned... I know more today, then I did yesterday. I am rich.