Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 29, 2004
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Language on Time
Ichishkiin
Kiksht
Numi
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Iqwstumisha Qaqanaiwit anakut
Lkw'l
7eni 77me
Before the clock was invented our people
used time in a different way. Time was kept
track of by location of the sun during the day.
So it was morning time, daytime, evening
time, night time. Examples: It is now middle
of morning, or it is almost lunch time. It is
now passing lunch time. It is now nearing
evening, and so forth.
When the clock was invented, our people
did make language for the clock numbers as it
is used to tell time today. Our people named
it,"Klaak".
You will notice the different language
sound using numbers to tell time on the clock.
Naxsh
Number one.
Naxshipa
One o'clock.
Putmt ku naxsh
Number eleven.
Putmt ku naxshipa
Eleven o'clock.
Iwa maicqi.
It is morning.
Anuku k'aiwa apap iwa .
paxat'maatipa, ku kaatnam apap iwa
putmt ku naptipa, mtpain iwa?
If the short hand is on number eight and
the long hand is on number twelve, what time
is it?
Iwa paxat'maatipa.
It is eight o'clock a.m.
Pachwaipa
In the afternoon.
Anuku k'aiwa apap iwata naptipa ku
kaatnam apap iwata ptxninshipa, mtpine
iwa?
The short hand is on number two and the long
hand is on number six, what time is it?
Wutk pauwiyawausha naptna.
It is 2:30 p.m.
Pachwaipa.
In the afternoon.
K'aiwa apap iwa pinaptipa, ku kaatnam
apap iwa c'mstipa, mtpain iwa?
The short hand is on number four and the long
hand is on number nine, what time is it?
Chauwiyat pauyac'aaksha paxatina.
It is almost close to 5:00 o'clock.
. Kuc'k matash shapashukwn claakki.
Kdux
Morning
Kadux
Early Morning
Aitt'aqwxdix Agatex
Afternoon
Chushdiix
Evening
Wiiiigwa
All Day
Qanchiptba
What Time
Qanchix
When
Qanchiptba aga?
What time is it?
Irr
Qanchix alma alfxelma?
When are we going to eat?
Shaiba agalax alxelma.
We will eat at noon.
Gawaxemdix kwapt aluqilaba.
Spring is root digging time.
Kadux almllatchgwa.
Get up early in the morning.
Matamduxa itqwti daya chushdix.
Clean up the house this evening.
Telling time in Wasco is very simple. To say
the Wasco equivalent of "at o'clock,"
simply add the suffix -ba to the appropriate
number. For the Wasco equivalents of "one
o'clock" and "ten o'clock," special forms are
used:
Ixtba (at) one o'clock
Makwshtba (at) two o'clock
Lunba (at) three o'clock
Laktba (at) four o'clock
fiwnma (at) five o'clock
Txmba (at) six o'clock
Snmakwstba (at) seven o'clock
Gutlqtba (at) eight o'clock
Kw'isba (at) nine o'clock
Chatilxamba (at) ten o'clock
Kiksht
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Awamoa - morning
Tabeno - afternoon
Yongono - evening
Tiwano - all day
watse - watch
hano'kwi - what time
hanano'o - when
Hano u watse?
Where is your watch?
Ha'no'kwi meno'o?
What time is it?
Hanano'o tamme tukowkwe?
When are we going to eat?
Tamano'o natuhona.
Spring is root digging time.
Awamoasoo yotseo.
Get up early in the mornings.
Tamme tabeno tukowkwe.
We will eat at noon.
Yongona tamme tumamakwukwe.
We will finish up this evening.
MjiW'fi mm ' itmrn v Mimi. mmj
Ka tamano ya petuse, hee mu pudu
poone?
When spring is here, what do you see first?
Soogoo!
The robin!
Ka no'oko hemma pesa poo'e
tatapuase.
All plant life are turning green.
Mu toneba pesa tatapuapunne.
The flowers coming out very pretty.
Nana'atasoo tatapuadu toneba.
All colors of flowers.
Ote'a atsakwadyadu, ohakwadyadu,
oakwadyadu, tonebe
There are red, yellow and orange flowers.
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