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Spilygy Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon M-lb H, Page 6 2001 THE CONFEDERATED LANGUAGE LESSON- Paiute Language Lesson Roots This week we will talk about digging for roots, these roots are very important to our people. Get ready to say the words with me, yabe, yabel ' i s i&L-sz (7 1 Meno'o, tamme Numu yadoakwe! Now we will talk Paiute. Ha oo u? Flow are you? Pesa nu! Imfine Ya tamme tuhonakwitoo yadoakwe. We will talk about digging for roots. Kangudya mee unee. , Now say the word for bitterroot.;! ; Hemma tamme tuhonakwe? What are we going to dig for? Kangudya! Bitterroot! if W &$fc-Aw r U mago'o hane. Get your bag ready. Mago'o Bag Ka podo yise tsaku'a. Get your digging stick out. Podo Digging stick Mow pesa mu! Your doing good! unusoo me unee Now say it again! Tuhona Dig 1 Podo Stick Digging Kangudya Bitterroot , ..:....-.. - Unudooe e pubua'a, pesa namapeseana! Good Day me friends, take care! Kiksht Language Lesson Amshxul Palaulal Dalup Engi Itxlem Let's Talk About Roots Deanie: It'ukdi Kadux Good Morning Gladys: Aah, It'ukdi Kadux Yes, Good Morning Deanie: Aga chi amkilabama daya wigwa? Are you going out to dig roots today Gladys: K'aya kadux alma, aiwax anuya. No, Tomorrow, I am going at daybreak. Deanie: Agelga amigabn, amikapunitix, kanawi idmikitid abdutwichktba. Kapt dauma atxuya. Get you root digger, your bag, and your """ "" clothes , then we will go. -Of?.- it.'.K. VV , 'tJZ i Gladys: Qaxba alma amkilaba Whereabouts' will'you go dig? Deanie: Webster Flat yamt, alma amdulaba ibiaxi kwidau waqwal. ! ' , Webster Flats,, so I can dig Bitter Root and Biscuit Root b ' Gladys: Lunba wigwa, alma ankilaba iduwak kwidau ilkalakia Tsaxumylityamt ' Wednesday, I will' dig Indian Carrot and wild onion Cottonwood Springs. Deanie: Amduqwida yagushbama. Save some for next year . - . . , 'ii Gladys: Alma chi almaiguyama? Are you going to camp? Ichishkiin Language Lesson , Let's Talk About Roots Chikuukna snwikikta xnitki, atau iwa xnit namiyau tananmamiyau. Au matash snwiti, autni iwa namiyau. Ku iwa tautnuk namilaik ai waunakwshashai. Niix Maic'qi, Nnx Pachwai, Niix Kwlaawit! w.vy Auna snwisha Ichishkiin! Lets speak in ichishkiin now! Mishpam wa chikuuk? How are you today? Niix ashwa. I am fine. Auna walalik'aisha manatyau? We are all anxious to go digging now. Kumish! Auna manasha! Well! Lets go digging then. Aumatash natxanati. Auna manasha! Now lets all say lets go digging! Bitterroot Auna axnisha Piaxina! Lets go digging for piaxi now Tunam axnisha? What are you digging? Axnishaash Piaxi. I am digging piaxi(bitterrot) Wapas Digging bag Kwstma kuuk wapas!! Have your bag all ready Kapn natxanak kapn Digging stick, say it Kapn Aumash kwstma kuuk kapn!! Now have your digging stick all ready. Niix pam yiktpa nawamsh!!! You all sound really good. Auna ancha xnitki snwisha, Lets go over the key words for the lesson. Mago'o Bag Deanie: Aaah, alma anuxa ushit asablal Yes, I'm going to make some campfire bread. Gladys: Amxla alma ishxshaxti ikatichtk kwidau shxshaxt ishgwaqwal dalxulmaxma. I have some dried salmon and dried eels to eat. Deanie: Chaxalplix almi tukdi galxalma We will eat good all winter. walalik'aisha Manasha Kwstma Axnik Kapn Wapas Piaxi anxious go digging have your items ready dig digging stick digging bag bitterroot - 3 Y " - f