chii kol

[Scott Tyler]

LaXayam nayka siks,
greeting friends

!  hiiyuu hiihii kuupa Las miLayt Cinuuk ilahii pi wawa ilahii  !
cheers to those in Chinook Land and Chinook list!

! hiiyuu hiihii kuupa chii kol yaka Cakuu yakwa alta !
 cheers to the new year just arrived

spuus chii kol yaka paL kwan
may it be peaceful

paL taa  paL tluuS taam taam
may it be full of spirit and love

spuus hiyuu waawaa kuupa sahaali tayee
full of prayers to the Chief above

spuus paLaC hiyuu tluuS kuupa kaanawii qaa
His blessings to the whole world

waam waawaa  kuupa Laas
warm greetings to all

uuStaqi/scott


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Robertson" <ddr11 at UVIC.CA>
To: <CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 12:06 AM
Subject: Sarah L Byrd & CJ 1939


> http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
>
> "..........begin to come down from Portland, an' they would have horse
> races. My! I c'n remember seein' them people when they first got there.
> The roads wuz so dusty, an' their faces wuz jest like a siwash. Thet ol'
> hotel stood there a long time. It wuzn't so many years ago it burned down.
>
> I us'd to talk jargon like a siwash. Once down at Gearhart some ladies wuz
> visitin' me, an' they c'd talk jargon too. We had lunch, an' we wuzn't to
> say anythin' but in jargon. One of 'em, Mrs. Vantine, wuz perty good, so I
> sed to her, "Potlatch nika mika seopose" (Give me your hat) First she
> looked kinda puzzled, an' then, all at once she smiled an' took off her
> hat an' giv it to me.
>
> Well, I'm gettin' a little old -- 96 years my next birthday, but I feel
> chipper as a chipmunk, an' I jes like to see anybody call me "Grandma"
> thet I ain't "grandma" to."
>
> To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'.  To respond privately 
> to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'.  Hayu masi!
> 

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