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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.
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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.