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Spilyay Tyrnoo. Warm Springs, Oregon October 2, 2003 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- Activity Section I From the following clues, can you figure out who I am? See if you can answer in Ichishkiin, Kiksht, or Numu! ( 1 ) "Ihave four paws, grey or brown hair, and a bushy striped tail. Who am I?" (2) " am small, with black feathers, and I always have a birds-eye view. Who am I? (3) " am the color of passion and blood. What am I?" (A) "I am the number of fingers you have plus the number of eyes you have. What ami?" (5) " have four feet and I am entirely black, except for my white stripe on my back! Who ami?" (6) " run all through this land, offering cool water to all who stop by my rush ing current. I am home to many fish. What ami?" (7) " stand very tall and look out over the land. In the winter I wear all white, but in the summer my white covering melts away. I have many names and come in many shapes. What am I?" (8) " am a bird but I don't fly. I like to gobble but I am afraid of the Thanksgiv ing holiday. Who am I?" Here are the answers, given in all three languages where possible: ey 'ejeAbeAb (g) eqi 'uee 'rued () npooued 'jeiujM 'eueM (g) eXpa6uod 'usexqsj.dj 'jeS!i (g) 96oodsew,nwns 'iqsM)em un! iuexjjeX 'ideu nj tu;nd (t) esie 'gqjep 'epn () ue.euj 'e(e (2) pjnjed ,u,SBee,bi 'seee( (ij a g ' w i x q w ; i x n x i c a w h m f y h a a t x v p g e d I d i t t i p t k s e n m a k w s t g , V. . h ' :L . ..'..! e z q p t m k u e t q q o i x u t u a k; s t w o s g f a w y w u y p t f u q i t k i q n - a n i x There are seven hidden Kiksht words in this puzzle. Words appear horizontally, vertically, and diago nallybut always left to right and top to bottom. Can you find them all? If you need some hints, the English translations are listed below. , , ( ,' ' 9fo 'ootps 'auioq ')onp 'u9fDip 'uoAas 'Ay Hi hikmmM a I I i mmmmwmm I ' If Conhect-The-Dots! To discover which animal is hidden below, follow these (partially Numu) instructions on connecting the dots! I ! ! ! V ! ; .' .' 5 . . . .Oy. ..... 11 ' - 26 6 ftjjl 2o t l 4 . . : :::::: 7 IS f ,a j ( t ,s? , (j v t t ii Draw a line bgtwggn thg following pairs of numbers... Sumu'yoo to pahe'yoo Three to namewatsukwe'yoo Eight to waha'yoo Waha'yoo to nine Nine to watsutoe'yoo (slightly rounded left-ward) Watsurweyoo to eleven (gentle inward slop) sumu'maspooge to manege'maspooge Fifteen to sumumano'yoo Sumumano'yoo to seven Fifteen to wahamano'sumu'kado'opu Nineteen to wahamano waha'maspooge (a wide curve out) Twenty-two to naspahe'maspooge Sixteen to waha'maspooge Waha'maspooge to eighteen (slight round curve right-ward) Eighteen to wahamano'yoo Twenty to wahamano naspahe'maspooge Twenty-six to natakwetsu'maspooge Seventeen to naapahe'yoo (slight outward bow) Six to manege'yoo Five to sumu'yoo Pahe'yoo to twenty-one