Corvallis Tillicums

[David Robertson]

Xwa!  Mayka wawa lhush Iktas!  Dreht k'wan nayka tEmtEm, pus qwInEm
tIlIXEm lhaska chaku kanamakwst pus wawa ChInuk khapa Corvallis!

Lhush pus mEsayka kwanIsEm wawa-wawa khapa ChInuk!

Alaxti wik lili Tony or Henry lhaska lhatEwa khapa mEsayka tEnEs lu'lu.

WEXt nayka tIki lhatEwa yawa, bEt nayka mIlhayt manak'i saya...

Xawgalh mayka wawa ukuk lalang t'uXElqa hayu.  (You can't speak this
language too much.)

Dreht k'wan nayka pus nayka k'wElan ukuk wawa yaka chaku khapa Corvallis.

Alta na lhatEwa.
Dave

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