Of Seasons

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Winter	Pupon
Spring	Siqan
Summer	Nipun
Fall	Taqôq
It is summer, the geese are flying north.	Nipun, kahôkak towuwak nanumayuw.
It is hot, put your legs in the water.	Kusutá, ponamsh k’hkôtash nupik.
It is hot. Let’s sit under a tree.	Kusutá, aputuk aqu mihtuquk.
We are lazy! We are sitting here doing nothing.	Kumikiskutumun! Kutapumun yotay kutusinun mucáq.
Whenever it is hot, I am very lazy.	Kásutáks, mutáwi numikiskut.
Then let’s swim in the river!	Sipok nit pumôsuwituk!
Yes! Our two problems fixed at the same time!	Nuks! Nis sayakatuwôkanônash kutôc’tiyáwumun kôta!
It’s raining! A huge downpour!	Sokunôn! Kôkci mushunôn!
What’s that I hear?	Cáqan ni nunotam?
That’s thunder running across the sky.	Patáhqáham ni qáqit akômuk kisuq.
Let’s laugh! Is it not our grandfathers and grandmothers fighting again?	Háhanuwutuk! Sunamata Kokunsunônak tá kohkumusunônak mikôtiyák nôpi?
Summer that is green is almost gone.	Nipun áskasqák nahin macáq.
It is a nice day! Cool, but not cold.	Winôqat! Sôqi, wipi mata t’kayuwow.
Look at the trees! Aren’t they beautiful?	Kunámsh mihtuqash! Sunamata wunikunash?
Yes, our Mother Earth has put a new beauty in the trees.	Nuks, Káhkasun Ahki ponam wuski wunituwôk mihtuquk.
It is a nice winter day. It is snowing.	Winôqat pupon. Socpo.
But it’s very cold.	Qut mutáwi t’káyuw.
Put on your hat and your gloves and a heavy jacket, and you’ll be fine.	Aqunumsh kutôshônuquw tá kumicáhsash tá qusuqan akowôk, qá mus kuwinámo!
And you will have a hot drink for me when I return.	Qá mus kuwácônum wuci ni wutatamuwôk kusaputák qôpak nuputuki.
We cannot walk through the thick snow.	Mata tápi kupumshámun papaspi pakáyuw kon.
Where are our snowshoes?	Cáhak kutôkumunônash?
Here! Now we can walk on top of the snow!	Yotay! Yoyo tápi kupumshámun waskici kon!
Whenever it is winter, we wear hats and gloves.	Pápoks, kutaqunumumun ôhshonhqônash tá micáhsak.
Whenever it is winter we make a fire.	Pápoks kupotawámun.
The winters here are very cold.	Puponash nitay mutáwi t’káyuw.
Whenever it is winter we are cold.	Pápoks kuqusqacumun.
After the gray of winter, the world is colored with trees in blossom.	Siqanuk cáhwáhk, côci qitônimunsh!
When she was born, it was spring.	Qôpak nikuw, siqan.
Manunusuwi páhtôw wuci siqan.	She waits patiently for spring.
You know the spring is near.	Kuwáhto siqan paswáhto.
We will harvest the squash at the very end of summer.	Mus kukipunumumun askot wihqitumaw wihqsh wuci nipuk.
Summer is for fun!	Nipun wuci papususwôk!
It’s summer! I’m going to the beach.	Nipun! t’hkamukanuk numôci.
Let’s go and swim!	Mawi-pumôsuwituk!
I want a basket of summer fruit.	Nucôhtam manotá nipun tayikinôk.
It is cold this fall.	T’káyuw yo taqôq.