Tanúkagaxthíxthi

In the fall of 2001 the UNL Omaha Language Class held a cookout at which tanúkagaxthíxthi (hamburger mix) was made to be inserted inside frybread. The UNL class members who worked on this recipe were John Gapp, Seth Lambert, Rory Larson, Tamara Levi, Natalie Luben, Katie Morgan, Debra Richards, Stacey Sanchez, and Tony Schommer. With the assistance of Alberta Canby and Emmaline Sanchez, the recipe was translated into Umóⁿhoⁿ. Later in the semester the translation was further checked by Marcella and Oliver Cayou of the Umóⁿhoⁿ Nation Public School Culture Center. After the material was gathered, the recipe was illustrated by the talented Umóⁿhoⁿ Nation eighth-grader Chanika Morris.

01. Tanúkagaxthíxthi páxe támiⁿkʰe.
Meat ground up (hamburger) I make will
I will make a hamburger mixture.
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02. Tanúkagaxthíxthi wéthihoⁿ sátʰoⁿ néxeti uázhi náziathe.
Hamburger measure five skillet I put I brown it
I brown five pounds of ground beef in a skillet.
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03. Néxeti kʰé unéthenaxthí tʰé gahá itʰeáthe.
Skillet the grill the above I put to the side
I place the skillet on the grill above the fire.
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04. Wégthi tʰé wóⁿgithe báshoⁿthe kóⁿbtha.
Grease the all to pour off I want
I want to pour off all the grease.
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05. Moⁿzhóⁿxe noⁿbá égida gashpáshpa
onion two middle sized chopped up
tanúkagaxthíxthi tʰé uázhi.
Hamburger the I pour in
I chop two medium onions and pour them into the meat.
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06. Niskíthe goⁿ wéokihoⁿsábe góⁿ tanúkaígahi uázhi.
Salt and pepper black and meat tenderizer I put in
I add salt, black pepper, and meat tenderizer.
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07. Moⁿzhóⁿxe tʰé nashtoⁿgá páxe.
Onion the soften by heating I make
I cook until the onions are soft.
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08. Néxeti kʰé péde gashíbe bthíze.
Skillet the fire coming out of I take it
I take the skillet out of the fire.
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09. Góⁿki, tanúkagaxthíxthi tʰé gashíbe ásni ítʰetha.
Next, hamburger the out of cool I put to the side
Next, I cool the meat.
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10. Wamóske páxe támiⁿkʰe.
bread I make will
I will make my bread dough.
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11. Shápe noⁿbá thábthiⁿ xtiégoⁿ gáxe.
Six two three approximately it makes
It makes approximately three dozen.
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12. Míidoⁿbe widétʰoⁿ tanúkagaxthíxthi páxe.
Hour half hamburger I make
I prepare the hamburger in one-half of an hour.
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Hamburger Mix

01. I will make a hamburger mixture.

02. I brown five pounds of ground beef in a skillet.

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

04. I want to pour off all the grease.

05. I chop two medium onions and pour them into the meat.

06. I add salt, black pepper, and meat tenderizer.

07. I cook until the onions are soft.

08. I take the skillet out of the fire.

09. Next, I cool the meat.

10. I will make my bread dough.

11. It makes approximately three dozen.

12. I prepare the hamburger in one-half of an hour.