October 5, 2011
Spily^y Tymoo, W^rrn Springs, Oregon
P^ge 12
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
Special Edition from Culture & Heritage
Language Department
“Autni Ichishkiin Sapsikwat”
Everyday the children learned words,
greetings, face parts, clothing, animals,
disciplining words, simple commands,
food, such as:
Niix Maic’qi - Good Morning
Chuusha - Drink your water
Auna tkwatasha - Time to eat
Tkwatak - Eat
Pat wanam - Come with me
Chaqw’shtitnk kapu - Take o ff your coat
Amash pinaimalakaik k’shtn
Time to brush your teeth
Chna aihnk - Sit right here
Wusiix aichti - Sit still
Acash - Eyes
Myshu - Ears
Nushnu - Nose
Apap - Hand
K’shtn - Teeth
Walptaikash - Song
Bryson Jim
Before breakfast a prayer song
and prayer is done, the children is
very attentive to this every day.
Children songs are sung in the Ichishkiin
Languge
Wapiyatak - Wash your hand
Pina sapakwstikaik apap - Dry your hand
Atauwas - Bahroom
Wapaatam - Help me
Niixnam ku - Good Job
Chu chuu - Quiet/respectful
Paiknk - Listen
Kapuwik - Put on your coat
AND MUCH MUCH MORE
ALL IN ICHISHKIIN LANGUGE
Left to right
Maylene Smith, Stanley Simtustus, 111,
Bryson Jim, and Shwanshaki Aguilar.
LEFT TO RIGHT
Shwanshaki Aguilar, Bryson Jim, Matthew
Smith, Sanley Simtustus, III, Maylene smith
Arlita teaching students
Shwanshaki &
Matthew
Maylene Smith
Shwanshaki & Stanley
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Bryson Jim
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Anna Cierne
teaching Bryson
“Nushnu”
9 '
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