About North Valleys Paiute Language Class

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Reno, Nevada, United States
This course is designed to provide students with a communicative-based foundation in the Paiute language. Students will learn the basic alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence structure and cultural aspects of the Paiute language. They will develop an understanding of the Paiute culture and learn how to function within that culture in an appropriate manner. Issues regarding the importance of preserving the language will also be addressed.

Friday, March 21, 2014

PRONOUN NOTES

Here are some notes we wrote down introducing pronouns:

Nu - I

E - me

mu - you all

ta - us/you and me

numme - us/we (excluding the person speaking)

tamme - all of us (including the speaker)

oo - him/her

umu - them or they

nugatu - mine

ummetu - yours

tammetu - ours (all of ours)

nummetu - ours (ours only)

hagatu? - whose?

haga?  - who?

tooe haga? - anyone?

pusu'mu - himself/herself

nusu'mu - myself

Nu ka kootsoo poone. - I see the cow.

Ki umu ka kootsoo poone.  - They don't see the cow.

Oosoo ka pookoo poone. - She sees the horse.

Numme ka pookoo poone.  - We see the horse.

Haga ka pookoo poone. - Who sees the horse?

Nusu'mu ka pookoo poone.  - Only I see the horse.

Nu e bua'a no ka pookoo poone. - My friend and I see the horse.

ANIMAL NOTES

To be used in completing the Animals Crossword found in the make up assignments packet:

The kwena'a is the mighty bird of North America

Moohoo'o only comes around when bad news is coming.

Tsagwudu has quills we use for many things.

Hooeda make small hills outside your nobekwae.

padakie'e and pongeta were once friends, but got into a fight a long time ago.

The etza'a (coyote) is the younger brother of the wolf.

The itsy bitsy (spider) sooada.

Nota (Bee) has colors that are primarily yellow and black.

This animal is known as "kills from behind" (Idris' Numu nanea) nagoobatsa.

We get milk from kootsoo.

most people have a dog (sadu'u) for a pet.

Bugs bunny is a kammu.

Etza'a is also known as the trickster.

pamogo (frog) hops and eats insects.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Food words and phrases

Tukana - food (object)
netuka - food (object)
nadukana
ki tukapana - don't heat
ki u mooekoenatukapana - Don't eat your first kill
pasea/tseayae - to be hungry (action word)
watsume - to be full (action word)
kuwayoo - to chew (action word)
nahatugwe
kutsuwe
soo'a
saa - to cook (action word)
tukaba - bread
pehabetukabu - sweet bread (object)
pehabetukape
toesebooe
atsabooe
poohebooe
toobooe
tookoo
tuhudya tookoo
kootsoo tookoo
pawke tookoo
oha yoohoo kootsoo
noho

Monday, March 10
ongabe - salt
too ongabe - pepper
tseda - dish
puma nahebena - cup
puma na'egena - bowl
puma nadakana - plate
puma - instrument you eat with
wehe - knife
tutsekwuhunu - fork
tutseegenoo - spoon
katunoo- chair
tukanoo - table
paasaanoo - pot
saanoo - pan
paasaa - boil water
hebe - to drink (action word)