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Newspaper Page TextSpilyay T y r p p o f 8 h B | Springs, O re g o n N oyem ber 28, 2 0 0 2 ; Page % THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON------------------------------- Learner's Corner Continuing what we started last issue, we’ll be looking more at action words this issue. For Ichishkiin, and especially for Kksht, there are several ways of forming action words. We will explore more features in these regards later. For now, keep looking for patterns! Kiksht Numu Ichishkiin (Wasq’u) (Paiute),- (Sahaptin), ____________ Pull out your last issue of Spilyay Tymoo to review what we started with forming action words based on the subject! In this issue we will continue with more examples. Try filling out the section below and compare your results with the answers. Using these jumbled words, write down the Numu version of the following English sentences: nu oosoo A t that place / I sing / longhouse I sing at the longhouse. umu nume , m ea Match up the IchishkiiiTand the English and see how much you remember from the “Learner’s j Corner” so far: me’akwe oodunobe Kwaba anglalama idattfqtba itqwtf. Kwaba / anglalama / idatt’qtba itqwti. ____________ ■ Aq’iunushaash sapsikw’atpamana. th e y go to work. Aq’inushanam kaatnamna. You see the longhouse. Iwinaxa kaatnamyau. We go home. Pawinaxa kutkutyau. 1 see the school. Winaxaatash nishayau. He or she goes to the longhouse. poone oodunobewitoo ka Kwaba amglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf. Kwaba / amglalama / idatt’qtba itqwli A t that place / you sing / longhouse. She/he goes to the longhouse. You sing at the longhouse. Kwaba alaglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf. I see the longhouse. Kwaba / alaglalama / idatt’qtba itqwti. A t that place / she sings / longhouse. We see the longhouse. She sings at the longhouse. Kwaba aliglalama idatt'qtba itqwti. Kwaba / aliglalama / idatt’qt itqwti They see the longhouse. A t that place / he sings / longhouse. He sings at the longhouse. We go to the longhouse. sing walptaiknxsha dance waashaxasha Kwaba ashglalama idatt'qtba itqwti. Kwaba / ashglalama / idatt’qtba itqwti _________ Sentences A t that place / they (two people) sing / longhouse They sing at the longhouse. Kwaba atglatama idatt'qtba itqwti. Kwaba / atglalama / idatt’qtba itqwti A t th at place / they (more than two) sing / longhouse sing dance Pull out your last issue of Spilyay Tymoo to review what we started with forming action words based on the subject! In this issue we will continue with more examples. Try filling out the section below and compare your results with the answers. tunekwuhu nuga They sing at. the longhouse. Kwaba antglalama idatt'qtba itqwti. K w ab a / an tg lalam a / idatt’q tb a itqwti A t that place 7 we, the two of us, sing / longhouse bne Walptaiknxaash kaatnampa. //kaatnam / -pfa* 1 2 5 - 4 3 Sing / I / longhouse / at Get out yot/r ldsViSsue of Spilyay Tymoo to look at what we started (forming action words based on the subject). In this issue we Will continue with more examples. Try filling out the section below and compare your results with the answers. Walptaiknxa / -nam / kaatnam / -pa All / we sing / longhouse Nu oodunobekwei’yoo tunekwuhu. You sing at the longhouse. l/l/e sing at the longhouse. Nu / oodunobekwi’yoo / tunekwuhu l/l/e sing at the longhouse. Kanawa anshglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf. Kanawa / anshglalama / idatt’qtba itqwti Now, try filling in the blanks, using a new action word (to dance): 1) ______ ___ uwichgwa _______ ___ I dance at the longhouse. 2) ; ' uwichgwa You dance at the longhouse. - ___ 3) __ uw ichgw a_______ She dances at the longhouse. ___ 4) _______ | | 9 uwichgwa He dances at the longhouse. ___ I sing at the longhouse. Walptaiknxanam kaatnampa. Sing / you / longhouse / at I / at the longhouse / sing Iwalptaiknxa kaatnampa. I sing at the longhouse. I- / walptaiknxa / kaatnam / -pa Oosoo oodunobekwi’yoo tunekwuhu. She sings at the longhouse. (S)he / sing / longhouse / at Oosoo / oodunobekwi’yoo / tunekweuhu (S)he / at the longhouse / sing Pawalptaiknxa kaatnampa. (S)he sings at the longhouse. P a -/ walptaiknxa / kaatnam / -pa Umu ka oodunobekwi’yoo tunekwuhuhkwe. They sing at the longhouse. They / sing / longhouse / at Umu / ka oodunobewei’yoo / tunekweuhukwe They / at the longhouse / sing Walptaikrixaatash kaatnampa. They sing at the longhouse, Walptaiknxa / -atash / kaatnam / -pa Nume ka oodunobekwi’yoo tunekwuhu. l/l/e sing at the longhouse. Sing / we / longhouse / at Nume / ka oodunobekwi’yoo / tunekwuhu - 5) _______ L __ uw ichgw a_______ ___ They (two people) dance at the longhouse. 6) ___ uwichgwa _______ They (more than two) dance at the longhouse. We / at the longhouse / sing l/Ve sing at the longhouse. ___ Now, try filling in the blanks, using a new action word (to dance): 1) Waashaxa I dance at the longhouse. 1)__ _ kwi’voo I dance at the longhouse. You dance at the longhouse. • / ______ 7) ' ; uw ichgw a_______ ___ We (the two ofus) dance at the longhouse. 2V > kwi’voo , \ She/He dances at the longhouse. 8) ________ | __uw ichgw a_____ __ ___ We (all of us) dance at the longhouse. 3) ___ ___ kwi’voo.f They dance at the longhouse. ' . . 4) ,___ ___ kwi’v o o ______ ,, We dance at the longhouse. Answers: 1 ) Kwaba 2) Kwaba 3) Kwaba 4) Kwaba 5) Kwaba 6) Kwaba 7) Kwaba 8) Kwaba anuwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwti. amuwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwti. aluwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwli. ayuwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwti. ashduwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwli. aluyuchgwa idatt'qtba itqwti. anduwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwli. anshuwiChgwa idatt'qtba itqwli. ______ ______ ___ Now, try filling in the blanks, using a new action word (to dance): Answers: j ) Nu oodunobekwi’yoo nuka; 2) Oosoo oodunobekwi’yoo nuka. 3) Umu ka oodunobekwi’yoo nugakwe. 4) Nume ka oodunobekwi’yoo nugakwe. 2) Waashaxa ____________ ___ 3) 2l_ waashaxa _______________ He/She dances at the longhouse. ; 4>i^_waashaxa ---------------------- They dance at the longhouse. 5) Waashaxa______ _____ . We dance at the longhouse. Answers: 1 ). Waashaxàash kaatnampa. 2) Waashaxanam kaatnampa. 3) Iwaashaxa kaatnampa. 4) Pawashaxa kaatnampa. 5) Waashaxaatash kaatnampa.