THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Sahaptin Lesson
Latitlatit
Latitlatit iwa plas ku mxshpyat.
Celery is white and green.
Latitlatitnml
hahan awa
mxshpyat.
The stems of
celery are
green.
NATIT AWA
MXSH.
The flowers of
celery are
yellow.
Pawaashata ku
pawalptaikta,
ku
pawawanashata,
Ka'witpa.
There will be
dancing, sing
ing and drum
ming at the
Feast.
Paptukta tikai, suxas, paqw'akawas,
xapitml, ku tkwsai lataampa.
The table will be set with plates,
spoons, forks, kmtes, ana cups.
Chuush pawlyaxtata tkwsaipa.
There will be water poured into
the tups)
Paka'wita latitlatit, nusux, wlnat,
xnit, tmaanit ku anai kwna
chuush.
This is the food order at this
feast, celery, salmon, deer, roots,
berries and will drink the holy
water after all this.
Ku Ikwn iwata WAIKAANASHNA Ka'wit,
Hawlt'aJ alxaipa.
And next the Salmon Feast will be in
April.
Ku auku fkwn ti'aaxw tunxtunx xnit
iwata ka'wit kuukxi Hawlt'at alxaixpa.
And then, next all the different kinds of
roots will be feasted in a similar way in
the month of April.
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Ku auku anaitxau iwata pnch'a Tmaanit
Ka'wit Shatmlpa.
And last of all will be the Berry Feast
held in the LATE SUMMERTIME.
Pawata pamaushuwani tt'aaxw ayat
AY AT xnitama.
The ladies will all have prepared them
selves to GO DIG THE FIRST ROOT
Yaniwadix aq'dugiuludamida dulapx
itMem.
First we bless the
dug up foods.
Itlxtem aga ikiax.
The first feast is
on.
Aga kanawi shan
alugaq'ilaba
now everybody
can dig.
Atxelmuxma
isqip'ast
Time to eat rock
celery
Kwapt qadix alma aksdulaba isqip'ast
gawaxemdix.
Springtime is when will be time to
get rock celery.
Alqudiludama itxlem
It'ukdi imigwamnix aldulalabet itMem.
Have a good heart when gathering
food.
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Paiute Lesson
Feast
Tamme na'ewa tukowkwe
We are going to have a big feast.
Tamme te natukana nanesootuhi
Ask for blessings for the food.
Tamme ka paa hebese
Let's drink our water
Latitlatft Ka'wit
Latitlatit iwa xnit.
Celery is a root.
Latitlatit pnxuush inatlxa anwlchtpa.
Celery is the first root of the year, That
is feasted.
Latitlatit iwa' wSunaqil A'a'ml UshStsh
alxaixpa.
Celery is ripe and
ready in the month
of February.
Latitlatit ittawaxnxa
Nch'l WSnapain ku
waipxt.WAIPTXTPA
Celery grows along
the Columbia River
and creeks all
around.
Onoo tamme namakwetsoikwe
We will be blessed
No'yoona nummeno mee une:
Say these words with us:
tamme
natukana
nanesootuhi
paa
hebese
na'ewa
tukowkwe
nasootuhi
y tukapu
N ST. IN
us
food
pray
water
drink
lots
eat
bless
food
Wasco Lesson
Isqip'ast
rock celery
K'aya pu alulagaq'ilaba yaniwadix pu
dulapx itWem aqdugiuludamida.
We shouldn't dig until we have
first blessed the dug up foods.
Alqtugumshda itchqwa
it'ukdix awawat aqaximayaitteemba
Speak good words when eating.
Language Classes:
Wasco: Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 PM
n the Education Building (1st Floor
Training Room)
Sahaptin: Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 3:30 to 5 PM in the Language
Trailer.
Paiute: Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5
PM in the Language Trailer.
Home Base Classes:
Wasco: Thursdays from 6 to 8 PM.
Held at Cladys Tompson's Home
(For info, call Val Switlzer at
553-3575.)
Sahaptin: Thursdays from 5 to 8 PM.
Held in the Simnasho Area.
(For info, call Suzie Slockish at
553-2201.)
Paiute: Tuesdays from 5 to 8 PM.
Held at Cheryl Lonman s Home.
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