Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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October 3, 201?.
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
manners
Iw a tmait ku y ik t ‘ nchi’ nchimaman.
W iyanchima-Elders
Respect your elders and listen to them.
chaunam atanawii xta awala awaanpta
Taaminwa- Always
‘u w it-F irst
chau nam -don’t
chail w it snwita- sav bad words
g
‘ nchi’ nchimaman.
D on’ t argue back or answer back to some
one older than you.
tanawiixta-argue
Tmait-respect
Wapaatat-help
Kushxi nam chau chail w it sn w it anita
wiyanchimaman.
Awapaatatanam
taaminwa
same way d o n 't say bad words towards
wiyanchimaman.
Pusha xush ‘ snwita achaku iw a w iyanch’ i.
someone older than you.
Help your elders
always.
W iyanchim a xush pa-aichta kunam
Let grandpa speak firs t cause he is the
elder,leader.
anai im i aichta.
Let the elder sit dow n first then you sit
dow n after.
Iways.
Daichka itqiuqtdiksh kanawi dan yawiqtat
qidau engi pu a lg u T u a wa wa
Itquiqtdiksh-Eldcrs.
K ’aya amiigemnauwunxma
ilg w a lilx shamani itq iu q t maikaba.
w m a lrs t
Never talk back to anyone older than you.
atgelxigiqnanma.
Elders carry so much knowledge and teach
ings.
K’aya iyakamlaix emxelpalualalma-Dont say
bad things.
Emxgenxudinma-Help.
Itqiuqtdisksh daichka tg e l^ u ^ kanawi dan
tgilxenqnan.
Elders are o u r teachers no matter our
age.
Daichka dauka itgaqiuqtdiksh
gangatbama kanawi dan
gatgawidatksh (they le ft it fo r
them)
Qaudash emxgenxudinma ifm iqiuqt.
Be helpful to your elders.
Qaxiaba wigw a alma dauka alxaitiksh a l n - a
alqiuqtdiksh.
A m utxtw ida am iflutdaxdix ilq iu q t alutaida
kwaba.
Stand up and let your elders sit dow n first.
nanamatuguna-manners
W unew moomooatupu tsakatukew.
nonotse-always
nanamatugun-respeet
Stand up and let your elders sit down.
tumatzi-help
moomooatupu-elders
mooe-first
k a i moomooatupu kobe’ nase yadaupana.
Never ta lk back to anyone older than you.
M u moomooatupu tumatzi.
kai suda unepana-doti t say bad things.
Be helpful to your elders.