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.
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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.
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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
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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
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