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January 22, 2004 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Mu pedoo yise yatoo'a, meoo uni; "e pune'e, u ki mu watse soopedakwatoo mu watsuoo kakakowpaka'yoo hee numedu, ote'a u ka tonebenena. Nu unu tusoohanena e keakwe. Legends Kiksht Ik'alalash Kwadau Ayak'ish Racoon and His Grandmother Gangadix ik'alalash kwadau ayak'ish gashdulait qw'ap C'nigasba. Kwapt ixtba wigwa walu gagiux. Gachugemchuga dan ilxlembama luq aciua. Galixkw'ayaitambt galixpshut ishqattxachxba. When he got home, he hid by the fireplace. Kwapt ayak'ish gagiunaxttam. Galuyambt ikw'ayatba, gagilqtexit Iqusdiaxa saqw gadixelmex itsdagulul. Aga kwapt ikmakan gachuxa. Long, long ago Raccoon and his grandmother lived His grandmother got worried about him when she The Bear spoke next, he said: "Sister, you will never know the secrets of the four-legged animals, since you are only a flower. Yet the knowledge of all creatures is yours because I give you the gift of wisdom." Sob tsoapu yise puno'o yatoo'a, e hamma'a u tubetse unu tusoohanedu, umu hee numedu no'yoosoo pesakoo u keakwe, yow dyise kamukwi nobekana, pesow u soomatsooekunne u nakeakwe. The Butterfly spoke next, she said, "Sister, you believe you are very important, because the creatures have given their gift to you, yet here on this hill you will always be at home because I give you the gift of humility." 0 dyise nu muna'we tomoka, mu kwena'a no, pabakootsoo no, wuda'a no tsoapu no. Mu hootseba'a dyotsuna ponena, nu ka komeba no powmaduno dyadoana,,; ...f .; . . nana'atasoo tatabuana tokwunudu kwane petsa'ase tatabuadu. Petsa'a e tabuana pesa mu manumakute. at C'nigas. One day Raccoon was hungry so he asked his Grandmother for something to eat. Gagiugemchuga, "Q'ash gemuxt chi alagamin?" K'aya Q'ash gachiux. Gagiugemchuga, "Qengi ibiaxi?" K'aya, galikim. "Qngi ik'apaksh?" "K'aya didnlsee him for awhile so she went looking for him. She went to the acorn pit and she way that Raccoon had eat all of the acorns in the pit. Grandmother became very angry because he grandson Raccoon did not obey her. ? 9 i M :T vi r i ft She asked him, "Do you want lakamin?" He didn't want it. She asked him, "Do you wantPiaxi?" He didn't want it. She asked him, "Do you want fish head?" He didn't want it. Qngi waquch kwadau asapqwix? "K'aya." "Qngi aqulul? Q'ash chi gemuxt?" "Au," gachuxa, "K'axsh gnuxt agulul." Nawit galaxkw'a. Galaxkw'ayaitambt gagigelkel ixpshut isqattxachxba. Grandmother hurried home. When she got there she saw that her grandson was hiding by the fireplace. "What about salmon and dumplings?" He didn't .Qn haxO liCH fnr mam want that oithor Than hie nranrlmnthar aclsaH seasons, among the eagle, the buffalo, the bear, and the butterfly, watching the birds go by, speaking to the rain and sky. My colors have been the colors of the rainbow. My beauty has given joy to all who see me. Ki tu pow'ma hee pooena'a, pesa mu kwena a tusoomatsoo e. V V To bloom even when there is VjVr no ra'n requires the courage of the eagle. Pabakootsoo ka nubabe too mesoo mo mo'o. To last through the heavy snows of winter requires the endurance of the buffalo. Ka wuda'akwa'ne tomokwitoo pesa tusoohanena. To understand the importance of all seasons, requires the wisdom of the bear. Pesa nesookwamana ka tsoapu soomatsooekunne. Rut tn minirc Ahan mw hlnccnmc die requires only the butterly's ( Taken from fort bidwell newsletter-2000. "how about some acorns? Do you want that?" "Yes. " He said "I want some acorns. " ft &T ft l mm ft,)) U am .1. i Kwapt gagiugwililxlchk, iyagechyamt nawit axemkitbayaich iqattxaexng. Qidauyamt yaxdau ik'alalash dat sip iyak'inutmax. She picked up a burnt stick and whipped him from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. That is how the Raccoon got his markings. Ayak'ish gagiulxam, "Aga amuya itxakw'ayad yamt. Kwaba alma aixt ak'un shit'ix agulul lug amuxa," gagiulxam. "Au, ayak'ish, alinulmema aixt kwadau shit'ix agulul," galikim. Kwapt tl'aq gayuya. Grandmother said, "You may go to our acorn pit v4 but you may only eat one and a half acorns. "Yes grandmother, " he promised, "I will only eat one and half acorns. So raccoon set out. Gayuyaaa, gayuyam. Saqw gadifxelmex itshdagulul ikw'ayatba. K'aya aixt ak'un shit'ix agulul galaixelmex ayak'ish diwi gagiulxam. Kwapt galixkw'a. TO rJf it ! When he got to the acorn pit, Raccoon did not eat As told by phill'P Kahclamat, Translation by Gladys .... .. . . . Thompson and Madeline Mclnturff Copyright 1988, The just one and a half acorns as h,s grandmother had confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon. told him, he at all of the acorns in the pit. Then he headed for home. Law'" - . to.. 'J Jl t
