February 6, 2003
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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Learner's Corner
Continuing the theme of form action words, we will look at using the "future tense" of the action words you have already seen. Keep reviewing this and
past issues of the Learner's Corner! You will probably start to recognize these patterns and words in the normal lessons!
Kiksht Numu Ichishkiin
(Wasq'u) (Paiute) . (Sahaptin)
Sentences
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Let's look at the action words of "to see" and "to
go" and see how he put them into the future (will
see, will go). What patterns do you begin to
recognize? (Remember how Kiksht forms verbs:
like a sandwich.)
Alma anugiglaya idattqt itqwti.
Alma a- n- u- gigla -ya idattqt ItqwK
In future fut. 1 near fut. see fut.
longhouse.
In the near future I will see the longhouse.
will see the longhouse.
Maika amugiglaya idattqt itqwti.
Maika a- m- u- gigla -ya idatt'qtba itqwti
You fut. you near fut. see fut
longhouse.
In the near future you will see the longhouse.
You will see the longhouse.
Alma axka agugiglaya idattqt itqwti.
Alma axka a g- u- gigla -ya idattqt
itqwti
In future she fut. she near fut. see fut
longhouse
In the near future she will see the longhouse
will see the longhouse.
Alma yaxka achugiglaya idattqt itqwti.
Alma yaxka a- ch- u- gigla -ya idatfqt
itqwti
In future he fut. he fut near fut see
fut. longhouse
In the near future he will see the longhouse.
He will see the longhouse.
Alma taichka atgugiglaya idattqt itqwti.
Alma taicNka a- Kg)- u- gigla : -ya
idatt'qtba itqwti
In future they fut. they near fut. see
fut. longhouse
In the near future they will see the longhouse.
They will see the longhouse.
Alma alxaika algugiglaya idattqt itqwti.
Alma alxaika a- 1(g)- u- gigla -ya
idatt'qtba itqwti
In future we (all) fut. we (all of us) near fut
see fut. longhouse
In the near future we (all of us) will see the longhouse.
We will see the longhouse.
Alma txaika atgugiglaya idattqt itqwti.
Alma txaika a- t(g)- u- gigla -ya
idatt'qtba itqwti
In future we (us two) fut we (two of us) see
fut. longhouse
In the near future we (us two) will see the longhouse.
We will see the longhouse.
As we can see from the verb "to see"
above, there are several common elements: (1)
each form of Kiksht "to see" includes an 'a' in
front and an 'a' in back, which tells us we are
describing the future; (2) the second position
Gust inside of the first 'a') always seems to tell us
who is doing the action; (3) the third position, in
these examples, is always a 'u (The V carries
two meanings, depending on the verb, but in
these cases it tells us that the event is close to us
in time. The 'u' can also become a 't which
communicates the opposite of the 'u'-but, for
now, let us assume that V is always adequate.)
Now, give these next couple of sentences a
try, see if you can read them and also see if you
can see which letters in the action word communi
cate what. (Hint: These sentences use the verb
"to go".)
What word is missing? Fill in the blanks using your
memory (and past issues of Spilyay)!
(1)Nu
Match up the Ichishkiin and the English and see
how much you remember from the "Learner's
Comer" so far:
oodunobe
see the longhouse.
(2) ka oodunobe poone.
We the longhouse.
(3) Oosoo
poone.
m Aq'inunash
' kaatnamna.
Wdashashananam
(2) kaatnampa.
(4)
You see the longhouse.
oodunobekwitoo meaga'a.
(3)
Winaxaatash
kaatnamyau.
They go to the longhouse.
(5) Nu ka oodunobewitoo meowkwe.
Pawinaxa kutkutyau.
They go to work.(A)
I saw the longhouseB)
You danced at the
longhouse. (C)
I follow you. (0)
(5)Twanashamash.
We go to the
longhouse. (E)
(6)
nakwi kemma.
lam following you.
1cnk
see
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q'iunsha
winasha
see
go
poone
mea
Senteitee
We will start with, the action word for the English
"to go" and then look at "to see". Look at the
example sentences for each verb and try them
yourselves!
Nu ka oodutse nobekwitoo meakwe.
Nu ka oodutse nobkwitoo meakwe
I following not subject longhouse will go
will go to the longhouse.
U ka oodunobe kwitoo meakwe.
U ka oodunobe kwitoo meakwe
You following not subject longhouse will go
will go to the longhouse.
Oosoo ka oodunobe kwitoo meowkwe.
Oosso ka oodunobe kwitoo meowkwe
She following not subject longhouse will go
She will go to the longhouse.
Esoo ka oodunobe kwitoo meakwe.
Umu ka oodunobe kwitoo me'akwe.
Umu ka oodunobe kwitoo me'akwe.
They following not subject longhouse win go
They will go to the longhouse.
We will go to the longhouse.
Q'inutaash kaatnamna.
Q'inu -ta -ash kaatnam -na
See will future 1 longhouse object
will see the longhouse.
Q'inutanam kaatnamna.
Q'inu -ta -nam kaatnam -na r
See will future you longhouse object
You will see the longhouse.
Iq'inuta kaatnamna.
I- q'inu -ta kaatnam -na
(S)he see will future you longhouM object
He, she, or it will see the longhouse.
Paq'inuta kaatnamna.
Pa- q'inu -ta kaatnam -na
They see will future longhouM object
They sing the longhouse.
Q'inutaatash ksatnsmna.
Q'inu -ta -atesh kaatnam -na
Sing we longhouse object
We will see the longhouse.
Now, using what you know about forming
Ichishkiin action words, try complete these sen
tences on your own!
I will go to the tonghousa.
You will go to the longhouse.
Alma naika anuya idattqtyamt itqwti.
Alma maika amuya idattqtyamt itqwti.
Alma axka aluya idattqtyamt itqwK.
Alma yaxka ayuya idattqtyamt itqwti.
Answers:
- He will go to the longhouse.
Nume ka oodunobekwitoo me'akwe.
Nume ka oodunobekwitoo
We - -obj. marker- - longhouse -
We will go to the longhouse.
She or he will go to the longhouse.
They will go to the longhouse.
me'akwe
will go -
We will go to the longhouse.
Review answers:
1 ) ka, poone
2) Nume, see
3) oodunobe
4) Umu, ka
5) I go to the longhouse
6) Nu, u
7) Nu, oodunobekwel'yoo
Review Answers:
1 - B 3 - E
2 - C 4 A
5-D
V