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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 2006)
Sahaptin Language Lesson P^ge 13 A u g u s t 17, 2 0 0 6 S p ily a y T y m o o , W a rm Springs, O re g o n Kiksht Language Lesson ■1 Numii Language Lesson C h i iw â w iw n u . Togabonoa Huckleberries This is a h u ck leb erry. Kawona!! Kawona!! Baskets!! Baskets!! U kawona mabetsabe! Get your Baskets Ready! Noyoona nanuma pesa natumasina. This a fun family outing for everyone. HOWWIWNU GOT ITS EYEBALL Awacha Nai. Anaku tamanwila itamanwiya tlaaxwtun ichatl'iipa pnmiin waunakwshaash ku i'niya tanan kakyamaman. Kuni ittawaxna tlaawxtun Spliyaiin pa'ina chaunam tun ani tmaanitna. Tamanwila inatxana auklaunash xawapnaiksha achash sm, ku pa'niya wiwnuna aq’inutanam achash tamanwilanami wiwunupa. Complete Conversation Part 1: A: Qadamt amshuya? Where are you all going to go? B: Anshuya itkafagwax-yamt. W e're going to go to the mountains. When it was, When the creator decided on all things, he pulled different things off of his body for the animals which were considered Indians then. And from this time on gre^i inany things. Spilya said that nothing was given to thd Berries. So the creator said well, all I have left is my go^his was given to the Huckleber ries. T h isjs why the« Huckleberries have eyes. Ya tabeno pesa tabedooapunne! Today is a very nice sunny day! Wiwha.mi^Ânilwé’àutni kqslmàtfainâ ! «*. - A* sapa|wixl ktfJ Hano u me'a? Where are you going? awf w w ** * Tabedooa Sunny day § ■Huckleberries sâcrdd fodd Iront»wav, back Tame kibawitu meokwe! We will go to the mountains! V » «* m » * Auna pamaushusjjuwai a Hemma u hane? W hat are you doing? pâiwityau. Let’s prepare for the B 6a3riow . Part 2: Tame togabonoa tsapokagakwe. Sm | Auna tl'aaxw tmaamilama pamâ'tl'âwiyashata walptaikashki kuna r waashata. Let’s all go and rejoice th songs and prayers and A: Dan kuba amshgiu^a? W hat are you going to do there? We’re gaa^a go nick Huckleberries. B: Kwtkwt anshkduxama idunayax. W e're going to pick huckleberries. Hanano ta memeowkwe? When are we leaving? dance ih p re p a ra tilo fgr the Feast. Meno'o Part 3: V b iv Now Miimi nalvata iKhushuwani wapus ku anpsh. A: Dukst chi aga idunayax? Are the huckleberries ripe now? We will all have our baskets ready to go pick. Miimi na wata ushushuwani patlapa, tlpiip, wlq'am, ku awinshmami taatpas ku wilyaki. B: Shangi natgima dukst aga idunayax Highrock ba. A little while ago, someone said the huckleberries are ripe at We will have our hats, wing dress, mocassins, and the men will have their shirts and blanket pants ready beforehand. Ewow tsapoka ka sa’a kwitu. Get lots of Berries for later use. Te tuammu ika pesa sopedya. Our children love to pick berries, HighRock. A: Tl'aaxw tmaanilama pashukata aushnitsht q'xli ptukt tikai ku tkwatat. K'aya sqw'ap amuya itskintwamax-ba. Don't go near the bears! All the Berry pickers and their helpers will learn how to set the tables with the tule mats and dishes and all the sacred foods and the other foods. Katkatma pa wiyaxtata chuush tuksaipa. The young boys Will pour the sacred water into the cups. I* .* * % W iw n tf, S ^ ^ v i t « « *«,; " * Part 4: A: Huckleberry feast. Y, WiknüTWâ'.Maik cfrmaakw *» i 1. / h w a q i^ im iiw a q i^ îfc i I *‘l I h e KÖckWScy iß ¡dir^ purplçi * y ',-TBe -V..-- J , ' .. : ■*.* - v ; j r. ' tot W-.A kz V*. w— l-atmubil ngi alma anshuya. W e're going to go by car. Part 5: j ' i :* A , A: J# Amtnitla fun ifshkalimax patf idunayax ngi. Bring me three big baskets full of huckleber ries! * ®s B i f*n V ^ v n u n a m i^ tr& 4 lt m ^ i f c . “ *" ** *« i / " TjC J J ,* v ...... iJt / So they can get full of Berries! A t present time the Language Program does not have any Community Classes. Language Teachers are teaching language at ECE. Community Classes will be resuming in the Fall. Huckleberries is our SacnJO, F<»dL % * Onoo yise urne wutsumekwe! B: rries are a fruit. WfWfiu; ^ I m a a n iy ^ u ^ e b j ! rri A Qngi aish alma amshuya? How are you going to go there? s * , Jd»., Asapalwixana wiWmina shatmipa. at I Ji The Huckleberry JFedOSt is always held in the Sum m ertim e around July an d ^ L g u st. Wiwnu ittawaxin^h pt'xaunupa. The Huckleberries glow in the Mountains. Il ^ftaku iwa ptukt nami autni twkatat, wiwnu iwa Jttfjpt aniyau. Wheii flie ;5acred food is set it is the last one on the food lifts. ’ Aiatma pawa tuskni, naktkwaniinla Tmaanitna ku xnitna. The ladies th at are the chosen ones are the ones th at take care of the sacred foods. A: Qadash ashmsh=utfka itskintwamax kwaba. W atch out for the bears! We bid Goodluck to Valerie Switzler. Who is leaving us to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. She is a valuable part of the lan guage program and has worked with the lan guage program for many years.
