Spliysy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 27, 2010
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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
A l l l a n g u a g e T e a c h e r s a re a t ECE
in t h e m o r n in g s te a c h in g . (8:30*12:00)
QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL: 541 - 5 5 3 - 3 2 9 0
OR 5 5 3 -1 5 4 3
~~Ihtaimat chmti anwicht
Anmipama snwit
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.
. there’s songs sang to meet the dawn/sunrise.
Ana ku iwa wushushuwat wustaim at
chm ti anwichtna ku pa walptaikta 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.
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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 anwichtkl.
theneveryone shakes hands happy to meet
the new year.
kwatanai chm ti anwicht t+aax naimuma ku
‘nxtwaima!
happy new year to my relatives and friends’
Auku pa-at’ta, panknita amchni naikni
kaatnamna,pawiyawalptaiksha walptaikash
‘mni autni walptaikash iiaamktash miima
watiakshna.auku pa-ashta kaatnamyau ku
pawalpaikta m taat waashat waipkaitash,
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L everyone walks around the longhouse singing
r the song to go around the longhouse as they
erase their tracks from the old year.they then
i enter the longhouse and dance to three songs.
Pui-snow
Twananasha-snowing
Taxwiii-snow crust
wiiikuksha-snowstorm/blizzard
Atya-north wind
Tamc’ic’i/tam yu- hall
tq ’nukw t-frost
Nniish-dew
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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 ou t when you come into a snow blizzard or
snow storm.
K’s t itxanaxa anaku ‘atyata.
the north is very cold.
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 tiaaxw
tichampa,c’iikc’iikpa,pataptatpa ku tiaaxw
patulpatulpa kuushxi nnish.
Frost and dew gets on everything and the
ground,grass.trees and on the brush.
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> kwapt aga c h a tix a m fkiin makwsht
akhnin axatlxumamt akhnin december.
rits already decem ber, 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 itqwli kwaba ku ku ukakaix alma
kwaba ikaq wt alixuxa.
at the longhouse they gather togther to have a good
time.
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idelxam kanawi qengi idiat qengi idakaxsh
diachka atguwichgwa.
people o f 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
Is, “happy new year”
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pesa’ yoo lord e mi tsaka
f 2.) pesa’yoQ^Qrd emima tsi
3.) nu ki mané^riu ki pu’a
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s.) yise uka e mima t sise , e tsaka
6.) pesa kiDitoo
7.) pesa’yoo Iprd i e mima tsi
s.) e tsaka
9.) pesa’yoo lord e mima tsi •
mlrifi waste toganokiui
in nu nanetsakwiyi’e lord, y
i2.) enakasddtuhi!
is.) ka hooodu kumaba nu kwunu 5
14)lord, u matoo num e’a.
i5) Pesa’yoo Lord, e mima tsi, .
,w Etsaka.
1.) take my hand precious lord.
2.) lead me on, le t me stand.
3.) iam tired, iam weak.
4.) take my hand
5.) take my hand lead me on,
6.) lead me home.
: » 7.) take m y hand precious lord.
8.) lead me on.
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.
15.) Prescious Lord, take my hand,
16.) Lead me on.