Wamóskeshúga

In the Spring of 2001 the UNL Omaha Language Class gathered for a cookout. At the cookout the class learned how to make wamóskeshúga (cowboy bread) from Emmaline Sanchez. The recipe was then translated into Omaha with the help of Alberta Canby, Emmaline Sanchez, and Oliver and Marcella Cayou. Class members who where involved in translating this recipe were Dianne Bower, Rory Larson, Tamara Levi, Katie Morgan, and Tony Schommer. The illustrations for the recipe were provided by Preston Wolfe Jr., a junior at Umóⁿhoⁿ Nation Public School.

01. Wamóskeshúga páxe tamiⁿkʰe.
Cowboy bread I make will
I will make cowboy bread.
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02. Úxpe tóⁿga théde btháska móⁿ.
bowl large bottom flat I use
I use a large bowl with a flat bottom.
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03. Wamóskexúde úzhiha wéthihoⁿ sáthoⁿ, niskiⁿthe,
Flour bag weight five, salt,
téskamoⁿsenibthípe, ní kí wawégahi shénoⁿ.
powdered milk, water and baking powder enough
I use a five pound bag of flour, salt, powdered milk, water and baking powder.
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04. Néxetishúga kʰé unéthe gahá ináthe péde moⁿshíatʰa.
skillet thick fire on I put fire on top of
I place the skillet on the grill above the fire.
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05. Thénoⁿ, wamóskexúde ithágahi támiⁿkʰe.
next flour I mix with it will
Next, I will mix the dough.
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06. Wamóskexúde tʰé úzhiha widénoⁿ úbimoⁿ.
flour the bag half bowl
I pour one half of the bag of flour into the bowl.
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07. Wamóskexúde ídoⁿbe thóⁿ moⁿshóⁿde páxe.
Flour center the rounded well I make
I make a well in the center of the flour.
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08. Téskamoⁿsenibthípe noⁿbé noⁿbá ídoⁿbe uázhi.
Powdered milk hand two center I put in
I put two handfuls of dry milk in the flour well.
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09. Wawégahi noⁿbé téskamoⁿsenibthípe uázhi.
Baking powder hand powdered milk I put in
I pour a palmful of baking powder with the dry milk.
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10. Niskíthe tʰé thizíbe uázhi.
Salt the pinch I put in
I put in a pinch of salt.
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11. Téskamoⁿsenibthípe, wawégahi kí niskíthe
powdered milk, baking powder and salt
wamóskexúde úbithoⁿ ithágahi.
Flour ingredients I mix
I mix dry milk, baking powder, and salt ingredients
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12. Noⁿbé wiⁿóxji íbimoⁿ.
hand one I mix with
I mix with one hand
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13. Shí, wamóskexúde ídoⁿbe thóⁿ moⁿshóⁿde páxe.
next flour center circular well I make
Next, I make a well in the center of the flour.
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14. Góⁿki ní íthatʰoⁿ noⁿbá úazhi.
Then water cup two I pour in
Then, I pour in two cups of water.
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15. Wamóskebimóⁿthishtoⁿ noⁿbé wiⁿ ígahi tʰédi shí
dough hand one I mix when again
ní dúba kóⁿbtha bthégoⁿ.
water some I want maybe
While I mix the dough with one hand I may need some more water.
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16. Ní tʰé, wamóskexúde shénoⁿ íthagahi.
Water the flour that's it I mix with it
I mix the flour and water.
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17. Wamóskebimóⁿthishtoⁿ tʰé bímoⁿ.
dough the I knead
I knead the dough.
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18. Wamóske píputa.
Bread ball
I make the bread into a ball.
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19. Wamóskebimóⁿthishtoⁿ thóⁿ úshpóⁿ kí skáskabe thiⁿgé.
Dough the circular soft and sticky lacking
The dough should be soft but not sticky.
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20. Wamósketubáthe noⁿbé thaskáskabe wazhíⁿga
bread crumbs hand stuck to birds
íwathishi.
I feed them with it
I use the crumbs from my fingers to feed the birds.
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21. Átakithóⁿthoⁿ, wamósketubáthe noⁿbé thaskábe
Alternately bread crumbs hand stuck to
wamóskebthúga páxe.
Dumplings I make
Alternately, I can use the crumbs to make dumplings.
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22. Wamóskebúta hébe bthíze, góⁿki píbthaska.
Dough round piece (handful) I take, next I flatten
I pull off a handful of dough and (next) I flatten it.
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23. Wamóske thóⁿ noⁿbé tʰé ípibthaska.
Bread round hand the I flatten with
I flatten the bread with my hand.
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24. Nexetishúga hídeatathishoⁿ nákade píze kʰé
thick skillet bottom hot dry the
wamóskebimóⁿthishtoⁿ kʰé ináthe.
dough the I place
I put the dough in the bottom of the hot dry skillet.
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25. Wamóske thóⁿ noⁿbé tʰé ípibthaska támiⁿkʰe.
dough the round hand the I flatten it will
I will press the dough with my hand until it is flat.
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26. Híde náziathe.
Bottom I brown it
I brown the bottom.
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27. Góⁿki, bthisóⁿtha.
Next I turn it over
Next, I turn it over myself.
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28. Náziathe kí óⁿmatathishoⁿ.
I brown it, when on the other side
I brown the other side.
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29. Wamóske názi thishtóⁿ.
bread brown finished
Browned bread is finished.
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30. Góⁿki, wáʔku gashíbe ibthíze.
Next, fork coming out of I take it with
Next, with a fork I take it out.
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31. Góⁿki, wamóske thóⁿ widéthoⁿska bthíxoⁿ.
Next, bread the round in half I break
Next, I break the bread in half.
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32. Skáskabazhi níde.
Not sticky cooked until done
When it is not sticky it is done.
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33. Hébethoⁿthoⁿ nídeabe ushté tʰé páxe.
Piece by piece cook until done remainder the I make
I finish making the rest piece by piece.
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34. Wamóske nídeathe uáhoⁿ bthíshtoⁿ.
bread I cook till done I cook I finish
I cook the bread until I am finished.
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35. Wamóskeshúga páxe.
Cowboy bread I make
I have made cowboy bread.
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Cowboy Bread

01. I will make cowboy bread.

02. I use a large bowl with a flat bottom

03. I use a five pound bag of flour, salt, powdered milk, water and baking powder.

04. I place the skillet on the grill above the fire.

05. Next, I will mix the dough.

06. I pour one half of the bag of flour into the bowl.

07. I make a well in the center of the flour.

08. I put two handfuls of dry milk in the flour well.

09. I pour a palmful of baking powder with the dry milk.

10. I put in a pinch of salt.

11. I mix dry milk, baking powder, and salt ingredients.

12. I mix with one hand.

13. Next, I make a well in the center of the flour.

14. Then, I pour in two cups of water.

15. While I mix the dough with one hand I may need some more water.

16. I mix the flour and water.

17. I knead the dough.

18. I make the bread into a ball.

19. The dough should be soft but not sticky.

20. I use the crumbs from my fingers to feed the birds.

21. Alternately, I can use the crumbs to make dumplings.

22. I pull off a handful of dough and (next) I flatten it.

23. I flatten the bread with my hand.

24. I put the dough in the bottom of the hot dry skillet.

25. I will press the dough with my hand until it is flat.

26. I brown the bottom.

27. Next, I turn it over myself.

28. I brown the other side.

29. Browned bread is finished.

30. Next, with a fork I take it out.

31. Next, I break the bread in half.

32. When it is not sticky it is done.

33. I finish making the rest piece by piece.

34. I cook the bread until I am finished.

35. I have made cowboy bread.