Meacham's CJ in Oregon 1870

[David Robertson]

Lili alta pi nayka munk c'Em mayka; sIk tEmtEm nayka pus ukuk.

Hayash mersi, Aron, pus mayka c'Em phipa (khikwEli).  YEkwa nayka munk
c'Em ixt-ixt khapa ukuk hayu tunus-wawa.

Dave...

On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Aron Faegre wrote:

> p. 8 wick-e-ups
> Indian tents
Alaxti weyk Meacham tIki nEsayka hay-nanIch ukuk khakwa ChInuk Wawa, bEt
khakwa Shawash wawa, hayu BastEn tIlIXEm lhaska kEmteks ukuk tunus wawa.


> p. 16 arrival at camp Kish-ke-kosh
Xluyma Shawash wawa ukuk, nayka tEmtEm.  Modoc?  Klamath?


> p. 33 Grand Round valley
Khakwa Pasayuks Wawa ukuk.  Pi hayu "Pasayuks tIlIXEm" mIlhayt khapa GR
IlI7i.


> p. 36 Now-wit-ka, mika pot-lutch.  Chic-a-mon-niker is-cum, cu-i-tun!
> Yes, you show the money, and I will furnish the horse.
/Nawitka, mayka palach chIkEmIn, nayka IskEm khiyutEn!/


> p. 37 Wake-ic-ta-cum-tux.
> I don't understand you.
/Weyk-Ikta [nayka] kEmtEks [mayka]./


> p. 37 ...the next move was to adjust the packs on the Cayuse.  This was
> not done easily.  First, because pony did not understand Pat's jargon...
> [interesting use of word jargon]
Nawitka, dret hihi!


> p. 46 Indian muck-a-muck
> a sweet, nutritious root called camas
Wel...Ukuk nanIch dret khakwa pus Meacham IskEm /mEkmEk/ khapa yaka BastEn
Wawa, pi alta wawa "Indian muck-a-muck" khapa BastEn.


> p. 49 Chief Homli, Umatilla Indians
> p. 52 Umatilla
> horse-heaven
Lhaksta kEmtEks?  BEt alaxti wik ChInuk ukuk.


Lhush, wik lili nayka munk c'Em manak'i hayu.
Alta na lhateEwa.