Tewa

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Tewa

Name : Augustine Calvert

Email : Augustine_calvert@oocs.org

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Upper Grade

Daily Conversation

Han un an? How are you? Hiwo o an.. I'm doing well/good. Bahpibo o an. I'm doing fine. Han un thay? How's your morning/day. To an uvi Yiya un muu? Who is your Mother? To an uvi Tada un muu? How is your father? To an uvi ma tuu t'owa in a un muu?

2nd and 3rd Grade

Thaa Ego- Weather Kwadi- Rainy Than Suwa- Warm Sun Okhuwagi- Cloudy Soekhuwa- foggy Kaw ay o- Sprinkling Phon ay o- Light Snow Soekhuwa- Foggy Daa haa naa thaa po.- Today is an awful day. Hiwogi din thaa po. Today is a good day.

Kindergarten and 1st grade

Na inbi Ta to in- Our Colors Tsaawi- blue/dark green P'i i- red ts'ayyi- yellow phendi- black ts'aa i- white P'i ts'ayyi- orange P'i tsaawa i- purple poeseewi- light green

Tewa October Tuu in

Haa We geh P'oe - Tuu in- November's words.

P'in dee- turkey khuu- corn koegi- food huugi- food pava- bread paten- pies poe- pumpkin/squash

Than thaa P'oe vi tuu. December'sTewa wods.

Than

Phon- snow Nuuphaa thaa- Christmas Day Nuuphaa tay- Christmas tree Nuuphaa ko- Christmas Seegi paah-presents oeyee-ice Oeygi - frost

Oyiwhitsaa P'oe vi tuu in- January's words

Oeyee- ice Tsonnin- Officials Tuuyon- Governor Tuuyon Khoe- Lt. Governors Awasee- Tribal Sheriff Aakongeh in - War Chiefs Pikaa- Church Officials. T'owa in- The people

Han Ivi chan- How we feel

Hihchan- Happy T'ayyi- upset yashaa- excited bowa sen- sad anshaa muu- worried hahsen- hungry p'oe saa- thirsty

Tewa Announcements

Thamu Waagi Hee- Every Day Speaking

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Ti un Sengi Thamu- Good Morning Ti un Sengi Tsamu- Good Afternoon Ti un Sengi Khuu- Good Evening Han un an- How are you? Hiwo o an- I'm doing good. Bahpibo o an- I'm doing fine. Sengidi ho- Good bye. Han ba sengi- Good bye to you too. Sengidi o yoe kuu- Good night. Han un thay?- How is your morning. Hiwogi din that- I'm having a good/well morning. Bahpibo din gthay- I'm having a fine morning. Way pi yeh un man (meng)/ Where are you going. Navi pi yeh o man (meng) I'm going to my place.

Thamu Waagi Hee- Every Day Speaking continued & Matuu in- Family Members ( Lower grade)

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Ti un Sengi Tsamu, Han i Kwon? We are done the second week of school, we are getting the ayyaa - students back into the learning more Tewa. Upper grade classes are learning A gin- respect, Bi t'oe amidi- to work, uvi t'oyannidi- to listen ect and Our daily routine. Lower Grades wre learning Matuu in Family . Upper Grade Classes_ Bi a ginni- to be respectful Hiwo uvi t'oe amidi- To work, Uvi hihchan pu i di- to be happy. ect. Matuu in Family/ Relatives Yiya- Mom Tada- Father Sa Yaa- Grandmother Thetay- Gramdfather Seda- Elders Ayyaa- Children