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Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon February 6, 2003 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- Colors (Br UMJ '1 ,V) aft Colors : A Poem By Valerie Switzler ?ec s tne coor of the blood that makes our heart (i beat. The heart is the symbol of life. Itatbalaumit kimank ilgauwulkt qidau engi ilxagwamnit dux dux ahxalxluxa. lyagwamnit qidau engi alxaxlukt itgaxiwulx. Yellow is the color o'f the sun that beats warm in the sky. The sky a symbol of God's power of creation. igishumit kfmank agatax qidau datta igushuxba. Igushuxaxba Shaxel Ishtamx kanawi dan , Idiaxiwulx. . .i ,. .j; : : " , V v. f; i r . ,,, . ., Pink is the color of the flowers thai bloom in the spring. Spring is when life starts anew. r: Kanawi qengi itk'iwax wax aluxaxa gawaxemdixGawaxemdix kanawi dan t, ; asbumax ayumda. Green is the color of grass that covers the hills. Hills that majestically grow the foods that we need. atsa oha atsasodyoidu poo'e epoohe . oa poohe ese toohoo ' toha red yellow pink green purple orange blue v grey black white Atsa is the color of our pupe that makes our piwe beat. Oha is the color of the taba that beats warm inthe koomeba. Atsasodyoidu is the color of the tonega that blooms in the tamano. Poo'e is the color of the waapu that covers the kaamu. ' Daptcax alumda wachkti kwidau itpcupnax saqwba idunamksh. Kwaba yax daba aumMBmMMm ?)uxaxa- fl- mst:is$i rr.cn el- ir:'0 Purple, jf, the color of huckleberries that grow in the fall. Fall is the time of harvest of food for the year. Idabagumsh kmalaladix aluxaxa. Kmalaladix i wit'ax dauka kanawi dan itxlem aduksda.1: Orange is the color of the sky when the sun sets or rises. The sun is the keeper of time that divides day from night. Dagash kimank igushax qanchix agatax aluxlaida awachi alatbaya. Agatax aluchwxida chushdix alutaida. Epoohe is the color of togapono'a that grows in the tatza. Oa is the color of the koomeba when the taba sets orrises. Podh'e is'the color of paa that gives us'lifejk jb fooJ or 12 Mcol nem nnu "eg of Ese Is the color of agi thai is the1 staple of life. Toohoo is teh color of togano that lets us uwe. Toha is the color of tusongopu that covers a hoopa. . . ;. Blue is the color of water that gives us life. Life is a gift from the creator that we must cherish. Daptcax kimank Hchqwa agaltuda waxlutk. Yaxka Shaxel Ishtamx chalxlutk waxlutk agigimxinaunxwtma kanawi danba. pupe blood piwe heart taba sun koomeba sky - tonega flower tamano fall waapu juniper kaamu hills togapono'a hucleberries tatza summer paa water agi salmon togano night uwe sleep Laxa'aukt Colors We have 1 2 colors in our language our ichishkiin people used for painting, beading, weaving and makeup. Different groups or families had different pronunciation of the colors. We settled for the pronunciation we are using in this lesson. f , ?v ! Chi n ' rxa aukt: IV f Chmuk V. Maxa&Ji xshpyat v Lamt Pu'ux iq'amuwaakut Wisr-akut t1 Plac - Piyfe WhitrS. Plash Of jl ,7 J : Green f I'll 1 1 ; A The colors also have meanings, such as: Plas Purity, Free of Faults Chmuk Impure, Evil, Death, Lost Luc'a Life, Protection .ifwpMxshj lG9dHoJy,Ugb,t, Heaven , B'- Lamt Wate(t OurLifeiver on .ri 'i Earth, Sky, and Outer Space Mxshpyt Mother Earth, Giver and Provider of Natural Resources MaxSash The Sun, Time These color meanings have broad meaning and lengthy information to write in ichishkiin. We will have lessons long sometime into the future. Kusi Laxa'aukt Horse Color Our language has different color names for the horses. The color language of horses was used all the time in the past. Our people were horse stock owners and traveled by horse, and horse and wagon. They recognized each others horses by these colors not just by brand. Black is the color of night that lets us rest. Rest replenishes our spirit to take on the challenges of the next day. Datal kimank xabaxix qidau engi adenxentt'aimachgwa. Atgalxul itxiwulx atdanshxul mank tablad xiwulx a'nshgugigaya bama kadux. White is the color of buckskin that covers a newborn babies board. Children are borrowed from the creator until the can worship Him on their own. Datgup kimank as'eqs'eq ipaskwal akiluxaxdix ifk'ask'asba ilkau. Itkadutinksh kimank giuxamisKtxt shaxel ishtamx qahchiptbet taich qengi atxilgiuludamida. Language Classes: Wasco: Mondays from 3:30 to 5 PM in Language Trailer. Paiute: Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 PM in the Language Trailer. Sahaptln: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 PM in the Language Trailer. Home Base Classes: Sahaptln: Thursdays from 5 to 8 PM. Held in the Simnasho Area. (For info, call Suzie Slockish at 553-2201.) T$mtt'akii Shiwiwshiwiw Shkw'fshkw'i Q'uix ' Papxw Wapchiyashwaakut Kashkash Kauxkaux Mamn Spotted Horse Chestnut Horse Bay Horse White Horse Grey Horse Buckskin Horse White Peppered with Brown and Grey Palomino Appaloosa