ICHISHKIIN LANGUAGE LESSON
Bear with Tail
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twfni, kdatnam twfni.
Kwnkfin pdyu
pindch'lshana.
kwaand twfna.
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Anmi Itxanana. Ku
iwachd nch'f puui.
Tldaxwtun ishdna.
Liiikw'i pawac'ilaknxana
twdtqukipa tawdipa.
Kwndxi ipdishna anahui.
A Sahaptin Legend
Chau ik'ushtunxana w autxau isn
tkwdtaki. valmilkna tandnmaman.
ipdsiksixana tkwdtatyau. ' Tl'daxwyautuyau
Auku, h
patapxwindwasha
Anahuina, chau auku
iwadntwinxana. Kwnkfin pataxtwdisha.
auku ishdpnixana,
"Mfshpam misha?
Wiyat'ishxl
patdq'ichknxana, chaan
auku hananul
patdpxwinawana.
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Pataq'inuna ku nuwit
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Kwnki naxsh inatxanana,
Aiikn Innywina
Aaaaana dwash tkwatdta ippashapniya, "Mishlfkina "Auna ashapawac'flakta
xulxul chiwat asnapashuuwita anahuinar pnmikiin twinkl. Auku
xatl'k awaindta."
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Chiaukii i'aicha ku
iwac'flakna twinki.
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Aukushkiin
ipindshukwana ,
xatl'kdwainana twin.
Ku itutiya ku
ipindwapashaiya twin.
Ku inatxandna, "Aaaaana
dunash txdna twinut!"
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Auku pinasapdk'lka ku iwinanma. Kumdn auku
lwd twinut. i t
Vocabulary words Vocabulary Words Cont'd
Naptlkwi
pawac'ilaknxana they fished
mi'imi long ago twatq'ukipa a hole
anahui black bear wiyat'i'shxi for a long time
iwacha it had pataq'ichknxana put up with
twfni a tail chaan after while .
kaatnam long tawaipa on ice
kwnk'iin with that kwnaxi same place
payu very ipaishna showed up
pinach'lshana proud iqapxwina thought of idea
taaminwa always aaaaana wellll
itfsxp'itnxana smooth down dwash iwill
kwaana to that tkwatata will eat
chau no xulxul trout
ik'ushtunxana worry for chfwat until full
tkwatatki about food
yalmflkna just anyone Pinaplkwi
ipasiksixana get chummy with
Tkwdtatyau for food pataq'inuna they saw him
wa'autxau especially nuwit right away
isfksixana be friends with ipapashapniya asked each other
tandnmaman the human beings mishlfkina how will we
tl'daxwyautuyau to everything ashapashuuwita teach a lesson
iwantwinxana he would watch kwnki with that
kwnkfin with that naxsh one
auku and then inatxanana person said
ishapnixanz he would ask auna let us
mfshpam what are you ashapawac'flakta make him fish
mfsha doing pnmikfin his
twfnki with the tail
Mtaalkwi xatlk break
awainata off
tandnma the human beings chi here
patq'fxsha they want i'aicha he sat
pasfksita be friendly aukushkfin all of a sudden
anahuina the bear ipindshukwana he felt
hananui bothersome dwainana broken off
patdpxwinawana thought of twin tail
anmi winter itutfya stood up
itxanana came ipindwapashaiya he felt it
ku and inatxanana he said
iwacha it was dunash i
nch'f big txdna will be
puui . snow twinut tail less
tlaaxwtun everything pinasapak'ilka he covered up
ishdna all froze iwinanma ran away
liiiikw'i all day kumdn since then
iwd he is
As told by Betty Lou Lucio
Copyright 1988 the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon
Artwork: Art McConville
Special thanks to Arlita, Suzie and
Dallas who reformatted this for the
, newspaper.
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