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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 2010)
Spilygy T ym o o , W arm Springs, O regon Page .1,1 January 1 3 /2 0 1 0 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON A ll language Teachers are at ECE in th e m ornings tea ch in g . (8:50*12:00) QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL: 541 -5 5 3 -3 2 9 0 OR 5 5 3 -1 5 4 3 ishtaimat chmti anwicht Anmipama snwit Pui-snow Twananasha-snowing Taxwiil-snow crust wilikuksha-snowstorm/blizzard Atya-north wind Tamc’ic’i/tam yu- hail tq ’nukw t-frost c Nmish-dew / n A Indian new year Anm-winter Alxaix-Moon/Month Xaixt-Sunrise Chmti Anwicht-New Year llaamksha Watiksh-Erasing old tracks Chi Aixaix iwanisha Nch’i An. The month o f December is called nch’i an in this language. Walptaikash iwa maic’qipama ana ku wushtaimmat xaixtna. k there’s songs sang to meet the dawn/sunrise. Ana ku iwa wushushuwat wustaimat chm ti anwichtna ku pa waiptaikta p u tm t ku napt xush walptaikash,auku ikwn c’mst, auku anai tuskaski. ( there are 12 songs sang firs t ,then 9 songs after th a t 7 siongs are sang before meeting the new year. Ku pa-walptaikta ititam a t walptaikash wushtaimatpama chm ti anwichtna. the bringing in the new year song will be sang wic his counting the months forward and then backwards, Auku ikwn papa-wnpaita apap,papa-kwaianawasha —- * chm ti anwichtki. then eWryone shakes hands happy to meet the new year. — > kwatanai chm ti anwicht tfaax naimuma ku ‘nxtwaima! happy new year to my relatives and friends! L Auku pa-at’ta, panknita amchni naikni kaatnamna.pawiyawalptaiksha walptaikash 1 ‘mni autni walptaikash iiaamktash miima I watiakshna.auku pa-ashta kaatnamyau ku pawalpaikta m taat waashat walpkaitash, I everyone walks around the longhouse singing r the song to go around the longhouse as they F erase their tracks from the old year.they then ; enter the longhouse and dance to three songs. a k h n in a x a th m m a m t a k h n in Pui iwa p as* the snow is white. Itwananasha kwna patupa. its snowing a t Mt.hood. Aswaniin pa Iq’iwisha taxwiHpa. tw o boys are playing on the snow crust. Niixnam pina watschita ana ku iwilikukshata. watch out when you come into a snow blizzard or snow storm. K’s t itxanaxa anaku ‘atyata. the north is very cora. Payu payu nam itaim ata tamyunm anam ku wata amchni. If your caught outside during a hailstorm they hurt when it hits you. Tq’nukwt itxanaxa ttaaxw tichampa,c’iikc’iikpa,pataptatpa ku ttaaxw patulpatulpa kuushxi nnish. Frost and dew gets on everything and the ground,grass.trees and on the brush. '< r w december. * its already december, the last month o f the year. idelxam kuku ukakiax, Christmas wigwa txigelchtwipt kwadau alma ishumax wilx alidimama. people are gathering togther to celebrate Christmas and the coming o f a new year. idaqltba itq wli kwaba ku ku ukakaix alma kwaba ikaqwt alixuxa. at die longhouse they gather togther to have a good time. idelxam kanawi qengi idiat qengi idakaxsh diachka atguwichgwa. people of all cultures celebrate in their own diffrent way, nugwatx alma kanawi shan itukdix alguxa Happy New Year! we hope everyone has a safe and a happy New Year! Jcwapt qiqayak wapul, kanawi shan “ ilglumaya,”happy new year” t before midnight everyone counts then everyone 1 is, “happy new year” # — - —, 3k H I ! 2.) pesa’yoo lord emima tsi H i W 3.) nu ki mane, nu ki pu’a „ dr O ic W $ )c * * * * 1 Cultural Arts & Crafts for Family <3> The Culture & Heritage Department Cultural Room Tuesday’s & Thursday’s 1:00pm to 7:00pm Schedule is subject to change. , Please call for information and list of materi als needed. C&H 553-1543 or 3424 5.) yise uka e rfiima tsise , e tsaka s.) pesa kiuitoo 7.) pesa’yoo lord 1 e mima tsi 8.) e tsaka 9.) pesa’yoo lord e mima tsi j iw ^iiTD gy^ti^anokiD i in nu nanetsakuiiyi’e lord. 1 12.) enakasootuhi! 133 ka hooodu kumaba nu kuiunu 14>lord, u matoo nu me’a. 15.) Pesa’yoo Lord, e mima tsi, yO ,w Etsaka. 1.) take m y hand precious lord. 2.) lead me on, let me stand. 3.) lam tired, iam weak. 4.) take my hand 5.) take my hand lead me on, 6.) lead me home. u H 7.) take m y hand precious lord. V , 8.) lead me on. M y 9.) take my hand precious lord. 10.) my way grows dear when darkness appears. 11.) hear my c r y , lord. 12.) hear my call! 13. ) a t the river i stand. 14. ) Lord, lead me home. j p 15.) Prescious Lord, take my hand, 16.) Lead me on.
