Long Ago Turtle's Shell Was Cracked

Season 3 • Episode 97

Long Ago Turtle's Shell Was Cracked

Learn Your Native Language with Rosetta Stone Chickasaw

In episode 97 of Rosetta Stone Chickasaw, Grandpa Charlie tells Taloowa' and Nashoba the traditional Chickasaw story, "Long Ago Turtle's Shell Was Cracked."

hopaakikaash — long ago • chipota nakni' — boy • i̲nokshoopa — to be afraid of • kánchi — to drop, throw away (a single object) • itti' tapa' – branch; stick • bokka̲a — to beat up • kaniya — to go away • yá̲a — to be crying • tí'wa — to be laying, be laying (somewhere) (singular) • hashonkani' — gnat • alba — plant • tako̲lo lakna — (to be) orange • i̲masali — (to be) healed • ishtimacho'li — to sew (someone or something) with (something) • loksimpolona — turtle's thread (plant) • ahánta — to stay

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Long Ago Turtle's Shell Was Cracked

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How Old Are You?

Two Dogs

Let's Make Pishofa

What Time Is It?

What Do We Do Today?

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"What Do You Do?" Part One

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Chickasaw Cultural Center Part Six

They Make Chocolate There!

Do Y'all Want Some Chocolate?

We're Running For Chickasaw Junior Princess

Naming a Baby

"What Do You Do?" Part Three

Working at the Arcade

Taloowa', Are You Ready?