December 25, 2003
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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
Spjlyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Ksks yaamash payu ikw'aalana. Ku
auku iwalptaikma ivviyalaitq'ima
chuushkni ku pinavvatlpm ma. Ku
inatamasnwima, "Auash kvviyaam winanin
xaalishmamikni, ku chauk'ash wa
ashwamya." Ku auku axvvai
iwalptaiicshana, ikw'alashana. Kuta axwai
patawaatwina xaalishma atachuushyau, Ku
kwna patatluupnawana ksks yaamashna ku
pata'itlyawiya. Kuta ikumyawak kush chi
patmnanaxnxa kwnki. Anamkumun
laamaita pasc'atpa kunam wiyaskliklita
kunam chau pinashukata "mna ashwa."
Kunkinam niix pinaq'inuta kushxinam
atmaita pasc'atna anamun wata
amchni.
Legends & Activities )-
Little Deer was
very happy. She
chanted a song as she
climbed out of the
water and shook herself.
She sang, "I've escaped
from those wolves, and
I'm no longer a slave. "
Little Deer kept on
singing, happy about
what she had done. But the wolves had
tracked her to the beach. They pounced on
Little Deer and killed her. Up to this day, this
is how the story goes. When you are lost in
the fog, you turn around in circles and don't
know where you'll end up. So, when you're
outdoors, be careful and respect the fog.
Coyote and the Mouse
Ka onosoo osoo etza'a ka tseayina
Tuhoawl; (A long time- -ago
when the coyote was
hungry he went hunt
ing.) Ka tuhoawina yise
pongadze tsakadu.
(While he was hunting he
caught this mouse.)
Ki meno'o e tukapana
nu tudzeyoo, u ka e tuka makwuse u
toisoo tseayikwe". Me'e osoo pongadze Ka
etza'a netamma. ("Don't eat me now I'm just
little, after you are through eating me you will
still be hungry." Said the mouse to the coy
ote.) "Aadza. Ha'o sakwa nu mane?" Me osoo
edza'a pusoo natubengu. ("Hmm. What
should I do?" the coyote asked himself.)
Vv.A
SI w
O'no yise osoo pongadze ka etza'a meo
netamma U ka meno'o teepu naga e
masuakuse, ono sa'a nu pabatse
manebetugakwe, Ono u ewasoo tukakwe."
(So then the mouse told the coyote, "If you
plant me in the ground now, then later I'll
grow to be big. Then you'll have a lot more to
eat.")
"V
t ZJt
O'no yise osoo
edza'a ka
pongadze
koohoose mea.
Sa'asoo, osoo
pongadze watze
tsepoo'ekase ta'nomanika. (So, the coyote
buried the mouse, then left. Later, the mouse
snuck out and ran off.)
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Isk'ulya & Ililik
(Coyote & Rabbit)
1. Iyachmax. Isk'ulya iyakshn Ilalik
gashdulait Wimalba. Iyachmax Isk'ulya
gachiulxam iyakshn, "K'aya amuya yaxi
awachi ilchqwaba, shamani k'aya ;
imixichmlit Ichixyan luq' achmuxa.J': ' j
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2. Ilalik galikta gachdumitshki
ilshukshmax. Kwapt gayuya qwatxala
yaxi . Ichixyan luq' gachiux.
3. Iyachmax Isk'ulya gachiunaxlam
iyakshn Ilalik. Luxwan qadamt iyuya.
K'aya gachiglkl qaxba. Kwapt galikim,
"Ichkshen iyuya yaxi, sqw'ap ilchqwaba.
dala'ax Ichixyan luq' ichiux."
4. Gachtux. itkamanaq bama awatul
kwadau ishuksh. Kwapt gayuya
Wimalyamt. Kwapt galikim, "Ichixyan,
Ichixyan."
5. Kwapt galixguitk Ichixyan, galitpa
iyapa'alyamt. Kwapt gachinxanawnxt
Wimal, kwapt gigwaladamt gasixlutk.
Kwapt gasixlutk inadix, gachiglkl Isk'ulya
Wacaqwsba.
Kwapt Isk'ulya galikta sqw'ap
ichixyanba. Kwapt Ichixyan luq' gachiux.
7. Tai dagepgep iyawanba. Kwapt
ichixyanba iyawan iyachmax gachux.
awatul. Tai dawax galaxux.. Kwapt
gachiglkl iyakshen kwadau idelxam.
8. Iyachmax gachiulxam iyakshn, "Ana
Iq'up anyuxa Ichixyan iyagwamnil. Kwapt
Ichixyan alma ayumqta kwapt saqw
ayalutk. Tl'ak achiuxa iyakwshxit, kwapt
saqw amshxwaba tl'axen. Shaidalalamd
amshxwaba!"
9. Lq'up gachiux Ichixyan iyagwamnil.
10. Kwapt saqw ayalutk Ichixyan tl'ak
gachiux iyakwshxat. Isk'ulya iyakshn Ilalik
kwadau idelxam gatwaba. v
11. Kwapt gup gachiux iyakwshxat
Ichixyan, kwaba Ilalik gachafcuksh ayaich.
Qidau ngi Ilalik icack'cx aydich.
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English translation; 1 Grandfather Coyote and his
grandson Rabbit lived along the Columbia River. Grand
father told his grandson, "Don't go too far, don't go near
the water. If you don't obey, the water-monster will
swallow you." 2 One day, grandson Rabbit went looking
for arrowheads. He went too far, he went near the
water. The water-monster swallowed him. 3 Grandfa
ther Coyote went looking for grandson Rabbit, he did not
know where he went. He did not see him anyplace.
Grandfather went to the river and said, "My grandson
went too far, near the water. The water-monster must
have swallowed him." 4 He took firewood and an
arrowhead, then he went to the river. Grandfather called
out, "Monster! Monster!" 5 Monster woke up and came
out of his cave. The monster looked upriver and he
looked downriver. Then he looked across the river and
saw Grandfather Coyote at Wacaqws. 6 Grandfather
went near the water-monster, he let the monster swallow
him. 7 It was very dark in the monster's stomach. In
the monster's stomach, Grandfather made a fire. It
became bright. He could now see his grandson and the
other people. 8 Grandfather told his grandson, "I will
cut the monster's heart. The monster will die and
breathe his last breath. When he opens his mouth to
breath, you all hurry out. You must run out!" 9 Coyote
cut the monster's heart. 10 Taking his last breath, the
monster opened his mouth. Coyote, grandson Rabbit,
and the other people ran out. 1 1 Water-monster bit off
the tip of grandson Rabbit's tail just as he closed his
mouth. That is why rabbits have short tails.
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Down
1 ) This means good or well in English.
3) This your place of residence, in Numu.
4) This is the color of rose petals, in Numu.
5) Meaning, to see, in Numu.
8) The Numu word for a (domestic) feline.
10) An expression that means we or often let's.
Across
1 ) The Numu word for water.
2) The Numu noun meaning mother.
3) The Numu name for a television.
6) The first person pronoun ( andor me).
7) Store, in Numu.
8) An expression for no and not.
9) The Numu word for salmon.