Nayka chxi email address

[Tony Johnson]

LaXayEm Dave,

Uk-san nayka Latuwa khapa "T!waX san-chaku" (our preschool) pi nesayka
"Before and After School program."  Nesayka munk tenes-"video" khapa
nesayka tenas.  Ukuk tenas Laska wawa chInUk pus uk video.  Kanawi dreht
Lush Laska.

Nayka "chInUk-lu?lu" yaka dreht Lush wEXt.  KwanIsEm Laska chaku
manak!i-Lush.

Nayka tEmtEm nayka kEmtEks Ikta mayka munk-c!Em kikwEli.  Weyk nayka
tIki /uw/ wEXt, pi nakya tEmtEm Lush pus nesayka munk-Xluwima ukuk
c!Em.  Lush pus nesayka munk-c!Em /u/ pus /uw/ pi /U/ pus /u/.  (/u/
kakwa khapa 'moon,' pi /U/ kakwa khapa 'book.')

Pus "schwa," nayka dreht tIki /E/.  Boas yaka munk-c!Em kakwa pi
weyk-q!El ukuk.

Dreht ayaq nayka munk ukuk c!Em.  Nayka dreht-sIk-tEmtEm pus nayka munk
wik-Lush c!Em.

LaXayEm--Tony

Quick Translation--

Today I went to our preschool and our Before and After School program.
We made a little video with the children.  The children talked Chinook
on the video.  They all are very good.

My Chinook class is very good also.  They are always getting better.

I believe I understood what you wrote below.  I don't like /uw/ either,
and I thank we should change that letter.  We should write /u/ for /uw/
and /U/ for /u/.  (/u/ like that in 'moon' and U like that in 'book')

For "schwa" I like /E/.  Boas wrote it like that and it is easy.

I wrote this quickly.  I'm sorry if I wrote poorly.

Aloha--Tony



David Robertson wrote:
>
> LaXawyam, Tony,
>
> Dret Lush, ixt-san yaka chaku, na-muwnk-Xluwwima uk ma-paya-c'em address.
> Qhata kanawi Laksta Las-chaku kemteks Chinuk kapa msa-ili'i, na-siXs?
> Yakwa kapa Spokane nsa-wawa Chinuk kanawi kanamakst, Ikta-qanci.
>
> Pus na-wawa mayka kapa uk-na-chxi wiXet kapa munk-c'em Chinuk:  Uwk tunus-
> dindin nsa-wawa pi munk-c'em ilip hayu kapa kanawi, Lush pus nsa-munk
> kapit ixt tunus-c'em kapa pepa.  Uwk Xluwima tunus-dindin, Lush pus
> nsa-munk Laska kapa makwst tunus c'em kapa pepa.  Na-kemteks?
>
> Nanich:  Kapa uk tunus-dindin "yuLqet /u/", na-dimdim, Lush munk-c'em
> kapit <u>.  Kapa uk tunus-dindin "yucqet /u/" tL'unes Lush munk-c'em
> Xluwima; tL'unes <w>; <u>; <v>; <U>?
>
> Uk "hayash" tunus-c'em, kakwa <U>, <I>, <E>, <L>, na-dimdim Las-dret
> Lush. Uk "shwa" tunus-dindin, wik na-kemteks qhata munk-c'em yaka!
> TL'unes wik mesachi pus nsa-munk <e>, <a>, ikta nsa-tqeX.
>
> Kanawi Ikta ilip Lush kapa kanawi...
> Dave
>
> [Translation provided upon request.  I just wanted to see more Chinook
> Wawa, so here it is!]
>
> On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Tony Johnson wrote:
>
> > Kanawi-Laksta,
> >
> > Nayka "OIS" tIlIxam Laska muwnk-Xluwwima nayka email address.  Kimta
> > ixt-san (Monday) yaka chaku-Xluwwima.  Nayka muwnk-mILayt nayka chxi
> > address yakwa:
> >
> >               tonyj at mail.grandronde.org
> >
> > Hayuw mersi pi LaXayEm--Tony
> >
> > Dave, Lush puws mayka muwnk-c!Em nayka.  Nayka tIki muwnk-Xluwwima
> > uwkuwk khapa uwk "list."
> >