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Lesson 2: Kinship

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Getting to know you

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1. My mother Ni mama
2. My father Ni papa
3. My brother Moñ freyr
4. My sister Ma seur
5. My grandfather Ni moshóm
6. My grandmother Nókom
7. Our grandfather Ki moshóminán
8. Our grandmother Nókominán/kókominán
9. Your grandmother Kókomiwaw
10. His/her grandmother Ókoma
11. Their grandmother Ókomiwawa
12. My grandchild Nóshishim
13. My grandchildren Nóshishimak
14. My uncle Moñ nók
15. My aunt Ma tánt
16. My cousin (m) Moñ kózeñ
17. My cousin (f) Ma kozin
18. My brother in law Moñ bofreyr/nétim
19. My sister in law Ma belsoeur/nzhikosh
20. Mother in law La belmayr/nishikosh
21. Father in law Li boñ payr/nishish

Kinship Conversation

  1. My mother is baking bannock.
    Ni mámá késhishew la gallet.
  2. My father ate it all.
    Ni pápá kakéyaw ki mówew.
  3. My brother and my sister ate grandma's bannock.
    Moñ frayr pi ma soeur ki mówewak kókom sa gallet.
  4. My grandfather chopped wood.
    Ni moshóm ké nikótew li bwá.
  5. Her grandmother made supper.
    Ókoma ké li soupékeyiwa.
  6. I love my grandchildren.
    Nshákéyáwak nóshishimak.
  7. My uncle and my aunt came to visit.
    Moñ nók pi ma tánt ké pe kéwkewak.
  8. We go skating with our cousins.
    Ndo shóshkotáwanan avic nó kozeñ.
  9. Our grandfather is a good step dancer.
    Ni moshóm nitá némew la jig
  10. Your grandmother is related to my grandmother.
    Kókoméwaw wákómew nókoma.
  11. Their grandmother brought medicine.
    Ókoméwawa ké petáyiwa la michin.
  12. My brother-in-law has a good sense of humor.
    Moñ bo freyr móchikey'itákoshiw.
  13. My sister-in-law is a good cook.
    Ma bel soeur nitá kézhitepó.
  14. Your mother-in-law is very kind.
    Ta bel meyr méyotishew.
  15. His father-in-law will help him.
    Soñ boñ per ta wéchékó.

New Words from Vocabulary
1. Baking Kézhitepówin
2. Bannock La gallet
3. All Kakêyaw
4. He/she ate it Kémówew
5. They ate it Kémówewak
6. Her Sa (f)
7. His Soñ (m)
8. Chopped Nikotew
9. Made supper (they) Soupékewak
10. I love my Nzháweymáwak/nzhákéyáwak
11. They love us Nzháweymikonánik
12. We go Ndó/nidó
13. We go skating Ndo shóshkotawánán
14. Our cousins Mé kozeñinánik
15. Good at Nitá
16. Dances Némiw
17. Step dance La jig
18. He/she is related Wákomew
19. Brought (they had) Petáyiwa
20. Has good sense of humor Móchikeyitákoshiw
21. He/she is a good cook Ntá kézhitepó
22. He/she is kind Méyotishiw
23. Helps him/her Wéchéko

Fill in the Blanks

 

  1. Moñ ké pe kéwkewak. (Aunt and Uncle)
  2. Ni mámá la gallet. (baking)
  3. Ni ki nikotew li bwá. (Grandfather)
  4. Moñ fryer pi ma seour ki mówewak sa gallet. (Grandmas)
  5. Ókoméwewa képetáyiwa la . (medicine)
  6. Ndo shóshkotawanán avic . (my cousins)
  7. Moñ móchikeyitákoshiw. (Brother in law)
  8. Ta miyotishew. (Mother in law)
  9. Ni nitá némew la jig. (Moshóm)
  10. Nzháweyimáwak . (Grandchildren)
  11. kakéyaw ki mówew. (my Father)
  12. Soñ ta wéjéhkó. (Father in law)
  13. wákòmew . (Your Grandma) (my Grandma)
  14. Ma nitá kézhitepó. (Sister in law)
  15. ké li soupékeyéwa. (Her Grandmother)