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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
February 6, 2003
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Colors
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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.
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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
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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