Tewa Language and Tay Tsugeh Owingeh

A digital story created by Santa Fe Indian School Seniors as part of their Seniors Honors Project.
The story is entirely in the Tewa language and explain the importance of preserving our Native languagages.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ILI
• Santa Fe Indian School

[Tewabird]

Tay Tsugeh, you have a difficult task ahead of you to learn the tewa language as it was spoken when my grand parents were alive. Talk to Laura Calvert, she is doing a terrific job of finding the old words, meanings and sounds. I recognized Peter G. shows you my age

[Tewabird]

FYI @IMDicombobulated, the Santa Fe Indian School closed it's doors in 1962.

[Tewabird]

Tho whan na mu kaster777, muho oken da na mu pithi. We uhn hungin na ph ha na thun in. Na eh Indian School eh whe hoo oh soh. Neigh thangke eh tha he wongi in na mu. Shee kane neigh towa heing chen in thaun di mu. Na ho oh

pah, shun qui hooh hun. No equila gahethi boh na hanu. Oken thi he ow in dah

wheng fati wi thi wowan ehng. Thanki whoo thie chu. Na hoo Oken oh muh

[kaster777]

@ ImDiscombobulated they r jus talking abt how it use to be at the village how ppl worked n how things changed... The kids taking part in traditional stuff n now kids dont really do it.. technology changed everything.. n kids going to school.. army... jus things like that shes talking abt... I'm am from this pueblo...

[ImDiscombobulated]

What is the woman saying?

Anyone?

[Amitalcarria]

hi Santa fe indian school senior, very good job, i feel may be has something in comun with Twande a song remaining indian essence and message. best regards, amit

[billieder]

Gu'wehtsunah