Beat the sticks in cadence while sitting down, beat a board with sticks as in the stick game, pound the sticks for the shaman. mɨ́taw áwača ɨsxɨ́pma spilyaynmí nápu patáwatšayix̣ana ana kú ikútkutɨnx̣ana Spilyáy ku náx̣š áwača sapwaanpłá ‘Coyote had three younger brothers [sic.], two would pound the sticks for him when he worked, and one of his was the echo’. [NP /wácsan/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation