Pleiades bóón-ocí-ch = together-sit-they bóóh-ocí-ch = together-sit-they rise (sun or moon) bíísítaa- = come into view’ ‘to set (sun or moon) = go out of view’ Ɂinowútaa- ‘to Sky ɁónoɁ Star botoɁ [Sifton]; (Sifton) ɁótoɁ; ɁotouhoɁ 3 stars in orionɁs belt bulls’ (K280) = ‘buffalo Ɂanáákyaanoh 2 stars below orionɁs belt (K280) = ‘hunters’ ɁíínooɁéíhóóh Sun ɁíísíisɁi sun dogs = sun is ɁiisiisɁi ‘the lighting a fire’ [Sifton] nii-wokitonouhu-kɁi = sun is ɁiisiisɁi ‘the lighting a fire for itself’ sun rays = sun-??? (Kr 2560b) Ɂiisiiϴ-otoo located in the sky = it hangs Ɂonóóúci-Ɂ THE SEASONS AND THE MONTHS Note: some of these month names are clearly post-contact names, and refer to key events occurring in the standard American calendar month (July = of July month’; September = ‘fourth the children go back to school’; November = month’; December = ‘when ‘thanksgiving month’). The other months are actually names for various full moons. The full moon ‘Christmas may occur at the END of the respective American calendar months; the seasonal events described in the traditional moon names should be considered as occurring at the END of the month in question. January = it is very cold’ Ɂóhuu-nókoootoo-h ‘when February = month’ ‘in-between February béih-ííísíisɁi = tricky month’ ‘treacherous, March nohɁóúɁaanoh = snow insects bite’ Ɂóhuu-tóyaɁáá-ch ‘when April = the leaves appear’ ɁínɁ Ɂóhuu-bíísikoo-Ɂ ‘when April = it thaws’ Ɂóhuu-béniiɁówu-h ‘when báániiɁowúúsih = month’ ‘thawing April = grass appears’ ɁínɁ Ɂóhuu-bíítotoo-h ‘when April béniiɁowúú-úsíisɁi = month’ ‘thawing
Pleiades bóón-ocí-ch = together-sit-they bóóh-ocí-ch = together-sit-they rise (sun or moon) bíísítaa- = ‘to come into view’ set (sun or moon) Ɂinowútaa- = ‘to go out of view’ Sky ɁónoɁ Star ɁótoɁ; botoɁ [Sifton]; ɁotouhoɁ (Sifton) 3 stars in orionɁs belt ‘buffalo bulls’ (K280) = Ɂanáákyaanoh 2 stars below orionɁs belt ‘hunters’ (K280) = ɁíínooɁéíhóóh Sun ɁíísíisɁi sun dogs ɁiisiisɁi = ‘the sun is lighting a fire’ [Sifton] ɁiisiisɁi nii-wokitonouhu-kɁi = ‘the sun is lighting a fire for itself’ sun rays Ɂiisiiϴ-otoo = sun-??? (Kr 2560b) located in the sky Ɂonóóúci-Ɂ = it hangs THE SEASONS AND THE MONTHS Note: some of these month names are clearly post-contact names, and refer to key events occurring in the standard American calendar month (July = ‘fourth of July month’; September = ‘when the children go back to school’; November = ‘thanksgiving month’; December = ‘Christmas month’). The other months are actually names for various full moons. The full moon may occur at the END of the respective American calendar months; the seasonal events described in the traditional moon names should be considered as occurring at the END of the month in question. January Ɂóhuu-nókoootoo-h = ‘when it is very cold’ February = ‘in-between month’ February béih-ííísíisɁi = ‘treacherous, tricky month’ March nohɁóúɁaanoh Ɂóhuu-tóyaɁáá-ch = ‘when snow insects bite’ April ɁínɁ Ɂóhuu-bíísikoo-Ɂ = ‘when the leaves appear’ April Ɂóhuu-béniiɁówu-h = ‘when it thaws’ báániiɁowúúsih = ‘thawing month’ April ɁínɁ Ɂóhuu-bíítotoo-h = ‘when grass appears’ April béniiɁowúú-úsíisɁi = ‘thawing month’
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