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.
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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.
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"how about some acorns? Do you want that?"
"Yes. " He said "I want some acorns. "
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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.
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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.
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