THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
Sahaptin Language Lesson
Walasakas Anm, Wawaxam, Shatm, ku Tiyamki
Anm
WawSxam
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TiySm
Walsakas
Walsakfa
Long.long
ago there were
many kind of
seasons, They
were very much
like people.
Au pasnwixana
kushxi patiyaxana
ku patqfiwixana tqliwit
tamSnwitai nakn'witash
They had
many council meet
ings together,
many rules were
made at this time.
Ku anch'a
patxteiimmaxana
tSaminwa apn
tamanwit
They
changed their rules
or laws all the
time.
Anakum'n iwacha k'tkut
patm'iyunxana anwicht
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Winter month.
Spring month.
Summer month.
Fall month.
Legend
Legend teller
TmnanSxt iwa"
Anm Wawaxam
Shtm ku
Tiyamki.
This legend is
the story of the
four seasons.
Miimi pawacha"
tunxtunx anwichi
wariichi Anm"
Wawxam Shatm
ku TiySm
anakush pawacha"
tancinma
wacmaik'a
pak'tkutnxana
They could talk
and laugh, play
games and worked
with each other.
Ku anch'axi
anch'axi uku
" papak'unxaha ku
papalaxsimixana
anitah xt'yai
ku anamlsh
i A fA
wanichima ku kush
patmiyunxana
When it came
time to work, each
season did what he
wanted to do.
Tl'aaxw auk'
ishanxana tichm
anak' tq'nukwt
iwiyanawixama
The frost
would come and all
pShapac'c'upnxa
p'uina
Then the sun
would shine and
melt all the
snow away.
K'ta tichSm
itexyawixana
luch'Saa anakumun laxwaixtniin itxanaxana an
Sometimes the
Everything
on the land began
to die. This was
not good.
Waaq oatmiy 'na
arMichtanichirnaf,.4
Suna anita
tamanwit
tt'aaxwmamiyai
ikwstmitash.
We will make
a rule to work
together,said the
land. We must get
ready for them.
Auk'i papay 'uma
tt'aaxw anwicht
wanichima pak'utash
The council
meeting started. All
the seasons came
toaether.
Auk' alxaix alxaix awinana pak'ut k 'ta
awanaita xlak
ft)
iwata wiyauwat'i ku
tt'aaxwma hulima
pantxanana chau
Northwind,
who was powerful,
wanted to be
the leader. All the
other winds said no.
Auna tl'aaxwma
earth would
freeze.
Payu k'st
itxanaxana
anakum'n
itwananaxama p'ui
Sometimes the
snow came and it
was cold.
Anak'i anStnxa an
ku ich'win
sun was very hot.
that the earth would
turn brown and dry
up.
Tt'Saxwtun
ilayawishana
tt'Saiyawit ku payu
'shnuwSi chi ikush
iwacha"
seasons.
Anakwna c'aac'aa
pawamsh tananma
ichn tichamiyau ku
nawa
pinaushushuwat
tananmamiyai
People will
soon be put on this
tmiy't
The meeting
went for many
moons. Many
ideas were put
forth.
Ku xtu iwacha atya
ku itq'ixshana pni
naknita k'na nch'i
nakrfikt
tt'axwmamiyai
tmiyutash
inch'isimna wta
naknish chSutun
qw'iil
Let us make
a big circle so
everyone will
have a voice and make
want no beginning
or end, just a big
round circle.
K'ta auk'
pamisciliki
patSwanpiya nma
Slxaixna ku xasl'na
ikwn nch'iyau
pk'utyau
anakwnS chutash
Stq'ixsha payu kut
shina?
You shall
decide for us, said
the seasons. How
can we be placed in
a big circle? We
don't want to harm
anyone.
seasons.
K 'ta an inatxanana
naxsh nakriit iwata
pinapt anwicht
wanichi anm
wawaxam shatm ku
tiyam
& v ....
nch!i anwicht
wanlchimamipa ikksmamn anw'icht
warfichimamn wiyak'ik'ita a'am'i 'ushatash pp
hawitat xaw'it'an at'ixan pt'aqpt'aqmi shatm : "
waunaq'i anwicht'ash anak 'i ipach'aanxa c
yaamash nchti an
The moon then placed the smaller sea-. ,
sons between the big seasons.
Xasl'ma patamanwiya
yalmilk tmiyuuta k ni
an equal stand,
We
Finally, the sun,
moon and the stars,
were called to the r
big council fires. :
K'pamauima1
tmiyun&ta fkush
pancitxanana
anwicht wanichima
mishlikitash wta
nch'i naknikt , v
i-A w UKaia ku anim
aixaixnin ku
xasl'win
pat'ikwstmima ;
anwicht
warfichimamn '
The sun moon ',
and the stars lined .,
the
There sha be four
main seasons in one
circle, said the sun.
Kwnnn itmiv! na aixaix '
aunash :.;
atamaxwnawacnta
k 'pam chau anch'a mun
ncniiKni naKniiM