Spilyay Tyrnoo. Warm Springs, Oregon
October 2, 2003
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Activity Section
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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 . .
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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