Makah Day Songs
What is the first dance we do on Makah Days
The Welcome
ʔackatšiƛ
jump
ʔuqu·bisal
nice day
5
šuč̓
This story is why picked these symbols for our Makah Flag.
The Thunder Bird and The Whale
What dance requires 10 dancers
The Snipe
ha·ha·c̓ic
run
wiqibisal
bad day
7
ʔaƛpu·
This story is about a Lazy girl
wiki·baqak
What dance does everyone move towards the middle, when the song says "spu·s may ka c̓i· pi ku pa nay ka ʔoy xa ney"
The War
sing
dudu·k
kʷisi·al
snowy
10
ƛaxʷ
This story is about a wikwi·yak and a xadawišč that get lost in the woods.
The frogs that learned to say wiki·
What song has the words "ʔa ya· qi·n ta xan ti ki· hu·n ti· ha· ni· ya ti· yey"
The spear
dance
hu·ɫuk
biƛa·ʔal
rainy
15
ƛaxʷ ʔiš šuč̓
The moral of this story is not to be a bully, and not push around those that are smaller than you. (Hint there are two main characters one is a large animal and one is a small bird)
The Elk and the wren
As a team sing the one paddle dance that the younger kids do that the older kids do not.
ba·ču·keykid
hurry
ʔeʔe·ši·
windy
wi·qsi·al
19
ƛaxʷ ʔiš c̓akwa·sub
What story has this song in it "yey ʔi· wa· yey ʔi· wa· yey ʔi· wa· ʔo· yey ʔi· wa· ʔu·ʔu·dux k̓a·šč̓uʔu·"
The Raven and The Crow