Matetay Ma'yum matsay muuniiwch maayp? Nyachiipamem 'aakuull nyawetaphm. 'Enyaach hechuurch apesiiw Peyii 'elyak ta'yaq. Aalapm mat 'echepitt ta'waa. Chiipam 'epeshuws. Mountain When will you speak to the desert? When the flowers bloom in the spring. As for me, it's cold, I'll lay here still, Covered with my snow blanket Till spring. Ted Couro, 1975 Vocabulary: 'aakuull: yucca (stalk) aalap: snow apesiiw: is very chepitt: cover with sheet chiipam: spring 'enyaa: I, me hechuur: is cold mat: oneself matsay: desert (dry land) ma'yum: when peshuw: waits for peyii: here ta'waa: I am (while sitting) ta'yaq: I am (while lying) uuniiw: is opposed, opposite to waayp: talks to, speaks welyak: lies down wetaph: blooms Notes:
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