Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 7, 2010
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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
celery root.
Winat-deer
piaxi-bitterroot
ka’wit iwa atau txanat iwa mtaat ankwl anwichL
feast are an important event throughout the year.there are
three feasts in the year.
latitlatit ka’wit iwa * A ’ ami ushateh alxaixpa.
celery feast is in the month of february.
chi iwa kush ptukt autni tkwatat ka’witpa:
latitlatit iwa ptukt wat’i waikaanashmipa ana ku
pnaxush iwa at’is h .
xaush-a bulb root
lukw sh-also a bulb root
celery is ripe and ready be fore th e firs t salmon
comes up that is the reason for the celery being set first
before the salmon.
sawitk-indian carrot
w aq ’amu-camas
wiwnu-huckleberry
this is the food order at the celery feast:
latitlatit-celery
tmsh-chokecherry
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waikaanash-salmon
idaxliu iskipast, itgunatjch’ank iyagiwak,
ibiaxi, wachxwan, waqwal, itdwak, itgamwa,
idunaiyax, itkxan, kwapt ilchwa.
iskipast-celery root
adumda-grows
k w a p t wimalba-along the river
atgumda qaxbamax qwap wiqal awachi qaxba
itkmaimaxba kwaba yaxdaba akduxama
gawaxemdixbet
W
w iqat-creek
itMem iladam ba-set on the table
celery root, salmon, deer, bitterroot, xausb, lukwsh,
carrotroot, camas, huckleberry, chikecherry, then water.
celery grows along the rivers and creeks and other parts of
land.
igunat-salmon
ich’ank iyagiwak- deer meat
Dan iwat akdu^a aquximaxma gawaxemdixbet
iskipast akdira kiwba atgumda dan iwat qidau
engi aquximuxma daxka daxdau dan iwat
gawaxemdixbet galixuxdix.
daxka duada itMem Iqidiwi dan iwat qidau engi
kiwaba an iwat atgumda qidau engi
aquximuxma dauka dan iw at
at this feast die celery root is set fisrt before the salmon
because it is the first to be ripe and ready for feasting.
celery is the first root to be feasted every year.
tlxlem aquixa ichaxliu february akfrnin
alutxwidabet kwapt iyaxipt algiu^a
it Mem daxka daxdau engi itMem
iskipast idaxliu.
•
daxka duada itMem Iqidiwi dan iwat qidau engi
kiwaba dan iwat atgumda qidau aquximuxma
dauka dan iwat.
this is the sacred food oder at the celery feast:
the feast is held in the month of february
paa-w ater
sepapesa-wild celery
no’oko te numudooe numme nanesootuhikute.
tsooga- bisciut root
all year round we give thanks to the creator for all that
We have.
kangudy a- bitter root
agai- salmon
tuhudya m eedu- deer meat
nanesootuhina te naa toogoopatu.
giving thanks to the creator above.
haape-cam as
pesa te natukana mabetseana.
yapa- Indian carrot
tooesaboœ-chokecherries
they respected and cared for the foods.
togapona-huckleberries
mai tu nanesootuhikute.
pesa m u tutukana oomama nummu.
these foods take care of us as indians throughout the year.
the foods give us strenght that fullfills.
Qidau engi astani wat iskipast akshxelmuxma
kiwaba astanwat shtaxka shtaxdau astdumda
kwapt qigemtgix atgadimama danmax itgunat
kwadau ilchqwabama kanawi dan.
and the reason for the celery being first is because it
grows out befQie the first salmon gets here.
kwadau qidau engi ilchqwa chayaxa aklugemshda
kiwaba laxka laxdau kanawi dan nugu IguiM
diwi.
the water is after all of the foods to bless the body, the
heart, and soul and also the foods.