April 4, 2002
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Life of the Spirit
aiute Lesson
Naa
God
pesa
good
ki tsese'wane
cannot change
sootuhina
serenity
hee
things
- - .. .
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Columbia River rapids.
"The Serenity Prayer"
Ya te naa pesa te sootuhina, no'oko
hee tamme kipesa tsese'wane.
God; Grant me the serentity to accept the
things I cannot change.
No tee naa tamme koobakwi
tupoohipunne, onosoo ki hee tee
manayahaputooa.
The courage to change the things I can and
the wisdom to know the difference.
w
asco Lesson
Naika WinSmsh, dngichwamit it'ukdi
itkadagwax.
My My-Father
thoughts.
Danmax k'aya
pu naika
anuxmaq'fnwaba.
things not
can I I-change-them
Maika daminwa
aqmusgnSmida.
You always
come-first
pour-down good
v
Itqiqxtet qadamtyamdix k'aya
anshumadqwlidma.
wisdom to-wherever not we-will-get-lost.
Key Phrases and Syllable Breakdown
Naika WinSmsh
NAI-ka wi-NAMSH
My Father
it
dngichwamit
dn-gich-WA-mit
pour down
it'ukdi itkSdagwax.
i-t'uk-di it-KA-da-gwax
good thoughts
danmax
DAN-max
things
k'aya pu naika
K'A-ya pu NAI-ka
I can not
k'aya
K'A-ya
I will not change
anuxmaq'fnwaba
a-nux-ma-Q'IN-wa-ba
them
Maika
MAI-ka
You
daminwa
DA-min-wa-
always
aqmusgnSmida
aq-mus-GNA-mi-da
come first
itqiqxjdt
it-qiq-XLAT
wisdom
qadamtyamdix
qa-damt-YAM-dix
to wherever
k'aya anshumadSqwIidma
K'A-ya an-shu-ma-DA-qwIid-ma
we will not get lost
it
i V si
S
ahaptin Lesson
XwitySchki Sapsikw'at
Spiritual Rebirth
; Nami
xwiyatch
anitpama tun
tun
Thinas to
make our
" sweat house.
Xwiach
Sweat house
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) (Ji
Txsh
Willow (red,
white, or
green)
Tt'waili Tamatt'umxsh
Canvas cover, tarp
Laipama
Old blanket
Wisxawas
String
y Patatwai
Fir bough
Q'piit q'piit pshwa
Round rocks from river bed or shore
Tata t'ata pshwa
Flat rocks from river bertor.tshpr$
Shk'apashwi
Wild rose bush
Snwit xwiyachtki:
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Awinshmami awa sapk'ukt tt'aaxw tun
xwiyachtpama, pshw pshwa shk'apashwi
ku patatwai.
The men go out and gather all
sewathouse necessities like round river
rocks, flat rocks, fir boughs, and wild
rose bush.
Txsh, wisxawas, tt'aipama ku tt'waili iwa
xwiyachtpama tamatfurnxsh.
Willow, string, old blankets, tarp and
canvas are used to make a sweathouse.
Xwiyachtanam imalaktash imiin
waunakwshash.
You sweat for your bodies hygiene.