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Spilyqy Tymoo, Wqrm Springs, Oregon December 27, 2001
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Wasco Language Lesson
Ik'alalash Kwadau Ayak'ish
Racoon and His Grandmother
Gangadix ik'alalash kwadau ayak'ish gashdufait
qw'ap C'nigasba. Kwapt ixtba wigwa walu gagiux. dmotner; he omised( ., w, only eat one and
Long, long ago Raccoon and his grandmother
lived at C'nigas. One day Raccoon was hungry so ' g j J K'aya aixt ak'un shit'ix
lie aorvcu i no njiciiiuiiiuuici iui owmici y iw tai,
half acorns." So raccoon set out.
Gayuyaaa, gayuyam. Saqw gadifcelmex.
Kwapt gagiugwililxtehk, iyagechyamt nawit
axemkitbayaich iqatfxacxng. Qidauyamt yaxdau
ik'alalash dat sip iyak'inufmax..
agulul galaixelmex ayak'ish diwi gagiufeam. Kwapt she picked up a burn, s(ick and whpped him (rom
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galixkw'a.
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vm wnen ne qoi 10 me acorn dii, naccoon aia noi ear
just one and a half acorns as his grandmother had
told him, he at all of the acorns in the pit. Then he
headed for home.
the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. That is
how the Raccoon got his markings.
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Gagiugemchxuga, "Q'ash gemuxt chi alagamin?"
K'aya Q'axsh gachiux. Gagiugemchxuga, "Qengi
ibiaxi?" K'aya, galikim. "Qngi ik'apaksh?" "K'aya."
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She asked him, "Do you want lakamin?" He
want it. She asked him, "Do you want Piaxi?" He
didn't want it. She asked him, "Do you want fish
head?" He didn't want it.
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Galixkw'ayaitambt galixpshut ishqatfxachxba.
When he got home, he hid by the fireplace.
Kwapt ayak'ish gagiunaxtlam. Galuyambt
ikw'ayatba, gagilqfaxit Iqusdiaxa saqw gadixelmex
itsdagulul. Aga kwapt ikmakan gachuxa.
His grandmother got worried about him when she
didn't see him for awhile so she went looking for
him. She went to the acorn pit and she way that
Raccoon had eat all of the acorns in the pit.
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Qngi waquch kwadau asapqwix? "K'aya." "Qngi
aqulul? Q'axsh chi gemuxt?" "Au," gachuxa,
"K'axsh gnuxt agulul."
"What about salmon and dumplings?" He didn't
want that either. Then his grandmother asked,
"how about some acorns? Do you want that?"
"Yes." He said "I want some acorns."
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Grandmother became very angry because he
grandson Raccoon did not obey her.
Nawit galaxkw'a. Galaxkw'ayaitambt gagigelkel
ixpshut isqatbcachxba.
Grandmother hurried home. When she got there
she saw that her grandson was hiding by the
fireplace.
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Ayak'ish gagiulxam, "Aga amuya itxakw'ayad
yamt. Kwaba alma aixt ak'un shit'ix agulul lug
amuxa," gagiulxam. "Au, ayak'ish, alinxulmexma
aixt kwadau shit'ix agulul," galikim. Kwapt tt'aq
gayuya.
Grandmother said, "You may go to our acorn pit
but you may only eat one and a half acorns." "Yes
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As told by Phillip Kahclamat, Translation by Gladys
Thompson and Madeline Mclnturff Copyright 1988,
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon.
NEW YEAR NEW FACES
STOP BY TO
SAY HELLO TO
TIM FINCH
WHO WILL START WORKING WITH US ON
JANUARY 9, 2002
AS THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, ,.
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Agency Language Classes
the Language Trailer
behind the Old Boys Dorm
Paiute Language
will start again October 24
Wed. 3:30-4:30 PM
Sahaptin Language
will start again October 22
JJ ' Tues. & Thurs. 3:30-4:30 PM
Wasco Language
Thurs. 5:00-6:30 PM
Simnasho Language Classes
Sahaptin Language
Simnasho Longhouse
Sahaptin Language
still going strong
Tues. & Thurs.
6:00 to 7:30
NEW YEAR RESOLUTION!
1. Loose Weight
2. Learn my language
3. Take part in my kids activites
4. Volunteer...
Make learning your favorite langauge one of
yours.. .Classes usually start up the second
week of January watch for flyers. Make the
time, when your grandkids start asking you
those hard questions, you'll be glad you did.
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