Spilyqy Tymoo, Wqrm Springs, Oregon
November 24, 2005
Page 15
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
1 Learner's Corner :
Continuing what we started last issue, we'll be looking more at action words this issue. For Ichishkiin, and especially for Kksht, there are several ways of
forming action words. We will explore more features in these regards later. For now, keep looking for patterns!
Kiksht
(Wasq'u)
Sentence
Numu
(Paiute)
Review-
Ichishkiin
(Sahaptin)
Review
Pull out your last issue of Spilyay Tymoo to review
what we started with forming action words based
on the subject! In this issue we will continue with
more examples. Try filling out the section below
and compare your results with the answers.
Kwaba anglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kwaba anglalama idatt'qtba itqwti.
At that place 1 sing longhouse
sing at the longhouse.
Kwaba amglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kwaba amglalama idatt'qtba itqwfi
At that place you sing longhouse.
You sing at the longhouse.
' Kwaba alaglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kwaba alaglalama idatt'qtba itqwti.
At that place she sings longhouse.
She sings at the longhouse.
Kwaba aliglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kwaba aliglalama idatt'qt itqwti
At that place he sings longhouse.
He sings at the longhouse.
Kwaba ashglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kwaba ashglalama idatt'qtba itqwti
At that place they (two people) sing longhouse
They sing at the longhouse.
Kwaba atglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kwaba atglalama idatt'qtba itqwti
At that place they (more than two) sing longhouse
They sing at the longhouse.
Kwaba antglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kwaba antglalama idatt'qtba itqwti
At that place we, the two of us, sing longhouse
We sing at the longhouse.
Kanawa anshglalama idatt'qtba itqwtf.
Kanawa anshglalama idatt'qtba itqwti
All we sing longhouse
We sing at the longhouse.
Now, try filling in the blanks, using a new
action word (to dance):
Using these jumbled words, write down the Numu
version of the following English sentences:
nu
oodunobe
me'akwe
Match up the Ichishkiin and the English and see
how much you remember from the "Learner's
Corner" so far:
oosoo
nume
me a
umu poone
oodunobewitoo
ka
Aq'iunushaash
sapsikw'atpamana.
Aq'inushanam
kaatnamna.
They go to work.
You see the
longhouse.
Shehe goes to the longhouse.
see the longhouse.
We see-the longhouse.
They see the longhouse.
We go to the longhouse.
Iwinaxa kaatnamyau.
Pawinaxa kutkutyau.
Winaxaatash
nishayau.
We go home.
I see the school.
He or she goes to
the longhouse.
1enk
sing
dance
walptaiknxsha
waashaxasha
Uenk
Sentence
sing
dance
tunekwuhu
nuga
Sentence
.uwichgwa
I dance at the longhouse.
2).
uwichgwa
You dance at the longhouse.
3).
uwichgwa
She dances at the longhouse.
4).
uwichgwa .
He dances at the longhouse.
5).
.uwichgwa
They (two people) dance at the longhouse.
6).
.uwichgwa
Get out your last issue of Spilyay Tymoo to look
at what we started (forming action words based
on the subject). In this issue we will continue with
more examples. Try filling out the section below
and compare your results with the answers.
Nu oodunobekwei'yoo tunekwuhu.
Nu oodunobekwi'yoo tunekwuhu
I at the longhouse sing
sing at the longhouse.
Oosoo oodunobekwi'yoo tunekwuhu.
Oosoo oodunobekwi'yoo tunekweuhu
(S)he at the longhouse sing
(S)he sings at the longhouse.
Umu ka oodunobekwi'yoo tunekwuhuhkwe.
Umu ka oodunobewei'yoo tunekweuhukwe
They at the longhouse sing
They sing at the longhouse.
Nume ka oodunobekwi'yoo tunekwuhu.
Nume ka oodunobekwi'yoo tunekwuhu
We at the longhouse sing
We sing at the longhouse.
Now, try filling in the blanks, using a new
action word (to dance):
Pull out your last issue of Spilyay Tymoo to review
what we started with forming action words based
on the subject! In this issue we will continue with
more examples. Try filling out the section below
and compare your results with the answers.
Walptaiknxaash kaatnampa.
Walptaiknxa -ash kaatnam -pa
Sing 1 longhouse at
sing at the longhouse.
Walptaiknxanam kaatnampa.
Walptaiknxa -nam kaatnam -pa
Sing you longhouse at
You sing at the longhouse.
Iwalptaiknxa kaatnampa.
I- walptaiknxa kaatnam -pa
(S)he sing longhouse at
She sings at the longhouse.
Pawalptaiknxa kaatnampa.
Pa- walptaiknxa kaatnam -pa
They sing longhouse at
They sing at the longhouse.
Walptaiknxaatash kaatnampa.
Walptaiknxa -atash kaatnam -pa
Sing we longhouse at
We sing at the longhouse.
Now, try filling in the blanks, using a new
action word (to dance):
1 ) Waashaxa
They (more than two) dance at the
longhouse.
D.
.kwi'yoo
I dance at the longhouse.
7).
.uwichgwa
2).
kwi'yoo
We (the two ofus) dance at the longhouse. SheHe dances at tne onghouse.
I dance at the longhouse.
2) Waashaxa
You dance at the longhouse.
3) waashaxa
8).
.uwichgwa
We (all of us) dance at the longhouse.
Answers:
1 ) Kwaba anuwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
2) Kwaba amuwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
3) Kwaba aluwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
4) Kwaba ayuwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
5) Kwaba ashduwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
6) Kwaba atuyuchgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
7) Kwaba anduwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
8) Kwaba anshuwichgwa idatt'qtba itqwtf.
3).
.kwi'yoo
They dance at the longhouse.
4).
.kwi'yoo
HeShe dances at the longhouse.
4) waashaxa
They dance at the longhouse.
5) Waashaxa.
We dance at the longhouse.
Answers:
1 ) Nu oodunobekwi'yoo nuka.
2) Oosoo oodunobekwi'yoo nuka.
3) Umu ka oodunobekwi'yoo nugakwe.
4) Nume ka oodunobekwi'yoo nugakwe.
We dance at the longhouse.
Answers:
1 ) Waashaxaash kaatnampa.
2) Waashaxanam kaatnampa.
3) Iwaashaxa kaatnampa.
4) Pawashaxa kaatnampa.
5) Waashaxaatash kaatnampa.