March 7, 2002
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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
Paiute
Wasco
New beginings
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Ishumax Iguyam
New Beginnings
twin
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Wishpiish
mis!
la tit
wuxl
Pispis ku Latit
Language Classes:
Wasco: Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 PM
in 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 Lohman s Home.
sun
taba
shining
tabedoa
meadowlark
patsedono
spring
tamano
robin
soogoo
worms
woabe
Each day a new blessing.
No'o tabeno pesa pudu nasootuhina.
Spring is here,
spring is here.
Tamano ya
petu, tamano
um yapetu-
vlSgr The warmth ot
V feSl spring.
Tamano pesa
nayoopunne.
The meadow lark is singing
Mu patsedono'o pesa unnepunne.
The robin is hopping about, looking for
worms. .
Mu soogoo nanadakwunina ewa
woabe hane.
In all directions new life is forming.
Mu pudu modu te na'enakwa
kemmadyakwe.
Lablad iltga ilulait kwidau lablad
ishtugwilti qidau engi pu kanawi
dan pu itukdix atgumda itxlem
wilxbama.
Lots of snow and lots of rain will help
everything grow good, that is food in the
earth.
Agalax akiax
The sun is shining.
Kanawi dan
itshumax itxlem
alma atgumda gengi
aish lablad
All new foods are growing, were hoping
there willl be plenty.
Ugwalalam
itc'inunks
The birds are singing:
0
" Gawaxemdix aga ikiaxix,
Gawaxemdix aga ikiaxix."
"Spring is here, spring is here. "
Itcinunks tk'subnanan tk'dunaxqt
itwimwaksh
Birds are hopping about, looking for
worms.
Kanawi dan
itshumax ukakiax
itlxlem wilxbama.
New foods are
growing.
Emchaika
nadidanwit
kanawi
anshgiuludamit
qengi aish alma
lablad atgumda
wilxbama itxlem
kwidau kanawi
dan.
We, the Indian people are praying for an
abundance of roots and everything.
Poonedoa
Saying hello to...
The Culture & Heritage Deparment welcomes a new
member to its full-time staff: Nariyo Kono. Nariyo is filling
the new Curriculum Developer position in the Department.
Nariyo was born in Japan but has spent the last 10 years
sharing her talents with people at the University of Portland
and, more recently, those at the University of Arizona.
Please join us in welcoming Nariyo to the Language Program
team!