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[Tony Johnson]

LaXayEm kanawi-Laksta,

TEnEs-anqati Ushtaqi munk hayu k'Ilapy-c'Em khapa Linda, pi alta nayka
munk tEnEs c'Em wEXt.  Ukuk mILayt kikwEli.

Linda, alaxti Lush pus wawa:

"k'oy? pus hayu hihi mILayt kanamkst khapa mayka pus kwanIsEm."

"k'oy pus hayu hihi mILayt khapa mayka pus kwanIsEm."

"k'oy? pus mayka mILayt hayu hihi pus kwanIsEm."

"k'oy? pus mayka t'u?wan hayu hihi khapa mayka tEmtEm pus kwanIsEm."

Nayka tEmtEm wek dreht Lush wawa ukuk, bEt tEnEs Lush ukuk.

WEXt pus mayka tIki wawa "help" khapa Chinuk Lush pus mayka wawa
'ilaxan.'  (Alta nayka ha'yu munk ilaxan mayka.)

LaXayEm--Tony A, Johnson
Sawash-IlI?i


Greetings everyone,

A little while ago Scott Tyler wrote alot back to Linda, and now I'll
write a little too.  It follows below.

Linda, perhaps it would be good to say:

May you have much laughter all of your life (more or less).
4x

I don't think this is really good, but it is okay.

Also, if you want to say "help" in Chinook you should say 'ilaxan.'
(now I am helping you.)

LaXayEm--Tony A. Johnson
Grand Ronde, OR


>>> Linda Fink <linda at FINK.COM> 09/02/99 12:37pm >>>
Okay, since Nadja has bravely begun asking questions, (thanks Nadja!),
I'd
like to know how to say (Qhata mayka wawa) "May you have much laughter
all
your life." Here's my guess:

Hiyu hee hee kwansum miga (mayka) mihlite.

Thanks for any help from you Chinook Wawa speakers!
Mahsie kuba mesika help.


Linda Fink   linda at fink.com
http://www.fink.com/linda/teenagers/   http://www.fink.com/farm/5.html