Spilygy Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon M-lb H,
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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,
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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!
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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
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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.
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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
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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!
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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
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