Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon tenuity 10, 2002
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Sahaptin Language Lesson
Walasakas Anm, Wawaxam, ShStm, ku TiySmki
Anm
Wawaxam
ShStm
Tiyam
Walsakas
Walsakta
Long,long
ago there were
many kind of
seasons, They
were very much
like people.
Au pasnwixana
PTTT
kushxi patfyaxana
ku patqTiwixana fqliwit wacmaik'a
pakutkutnxana
tamnwitai nakn 'witash.
They had
many council meet
ings together,
many rules were
made at this time.
Ku dnch'a
patxtimmaxana
tSaminwa apn
tamSnwit
They
changed their rules
or laws all the
time.
Anakum'n iwacha k'tkut
patrriyunxana anwicht wartchima ku kush
patmiyunxana
Winter month.
Spring month.
Summer month.
Fall month.
Legend
Legend teller
Tmnanaxt iwa
Anm Wawaxam
Shatm ku
Tiyamki.
This legend is
the story of the
four seasons.
Miimi pawacha
tunxtunx anwichi
wan'ichi Anm
Wawaxam Shcitm
ku Tiyam
anakush pawacha
tananma
They could talk
and laugh, play
games and worked
with each other.
Ku einch'axi
cinch'axi eiuku
papak'unxana ku
ppalaxsimixana
anitSh xtiyai
ku anamfsh
When it came
time to work, each
season did what he
wanted to do.
Tt'aaxw auk j
ishanxdna tichdm
anak j tq'nukwt
iwiydnawixama
The frost
would come and all
pahapac'c'upnxa
pQuina
Then the sun
would shine and
melt all the
snow away.
Kuta ticham
jxyawixana
luch'aaa anakumun laxwaixtniin itxanaxana an
Everything
on the land began
to die. This was
not good.
Waaq patmiyuna
anwicht wanichima
una anita
tamnwit
tf'ciaxwmamiyai
ikwstmitash.
We will make
a rule to work
together.said the
land. We must get
ready for them.
Auk 'j papay 'uma
tf'aaxw anwicht
wanichima pk'utash
The council
meeting started. All
the seasons came
together.
Auk' cilxaix dlxaix ciwinana paYut k'ta
dwanaita xlak
iwta wiyauwat'i ku
ti'ciaxwma hulima
panatxanana chau
Northwind,
who was powerful,
wanted to be
the leader. All the
other winds said no.
Auna tt'4axwma
earth would
freeze.
Payu k'st
itxanaxana
anakumsjn
itwananaxama pdui
Sometimes the
snow came and it
was cold.
Anaky anatnxa an
ku ichdwin
aA-
Sometimes the
sun was very hot.
that the earth would
turn brown and dry
up.
Tt'aaxwtun
ilayawishana
tt'Saiyawit ku pSyu
'shnuwai chi ikush
iwacha
seasons.
Anakwna" c'dac'aa
pawcimsh tananma
ichn ticheimiyau ku
nawa"
pinushushuwat
tananmamiyai
People will
soon be put on this
tmiy't
The meeting
went for many
moons. Many
ideas were put
forth.
Ku xtu iwacha" atya
ku itq'ixshana pni
"5.
v v
naknita kuna nch'i
nakriikt
tt'cixwmamiyai
tm'iyutash
inch'isimna wata
naknish cheiutun
qw'itf
Let us make
a big circle so
everyone will
have a voice and make an equal stand. We
want no beginning
or end, just a big
round circle.
Kota auky
pamisciliki
pateiwanpiya anma
alxaixna ku xasluna
ikwn nch'iyau
pSk'utyau
anakwna chautash
citq'ixsha payu kut
shina?
You shall
decide for us, said
the seasons. How
can we be placed in
a big circle? We
don't want to harm
anyone.
seasons.
K'ta an inStxanana
naxsh naknit iwSta
pinapt anwicht
wanichi einm
wawaxam shtm ku
tiyclm
nchTi anwfcht
wanichimamfpa ikksmamn anwicht
wan'ichimamn wiyak'ik'ita a'arrfi 'ushatash fpp
hawital xaw'it'an aTixan pt'aqpt'aqrrfi shtm
wunaq'i anwicht'ash anak' ipach'aanxa
yaamash nchli an
The moon then placed the smaller sea
sons between the big seasons.
Xasl'ma patamanwiya k'pam chau anch'a mun
yalnrfilk tmiyuuta k'ni nchtikni nakrfitki
Finally, the sun,
moon and the stars
were called to the -big
council fires.
Ki'ipam au imai
tmiyunaita ikush
panatxanana
anwicht wanichima
mishlikitash Weita
nch'i naknikt ;,
;.
Kt'ukata ku nim
Slxaixnin ku
xasl'iwin
patci'ikwstmima
anwicht
wan'ichimamn
The sun moon
and the stars lined
the
is
There shall be four '
main seasons in one
circle, said the sun. '
Kwrfiin itmiy 'na aMxaix
dunash
Stamaxwnawachta
lmis-:.