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Michif Sounds and Spellings

A English words (short)
Michif words (short)
about, around, and astray
saprañ (have to) ashtam (come) apiw (he/she sits)
Á English words (long)
Michif words (long)
Father, ajar, and car
ayáw (has) ásha (already) átit (some)
E English words (short)
Michif words (short)
met, vet and pet
itwew (he/she says) set (seven) petá (bring)
É English words (long)
Michif words (long)
free, beet and feet
awéyak (some one) néya (me) méyin (give me)
I English words
Michif words
bit, sit, and it
michin (medicine) mishkum (he/she finds it)
O English words (short)
Michif words (short)
cook, book, and took
otina (take it) toltáñ (all the time) kotik (sometime)
Ó English words (long)
Michif words (long)
food, mood, and brood
mátó (she/he is crying) ota (here) rózh (red)
U English words
Michif words
hut, nut, and but
ashum (feed him/her) áshtum (come)
Ñ Michif sound (nasal) kwashoñ (pig) didáñ (inside) kansón (underwear)
NN Michif sound (abrupt) farinn (flour) pochinn (pudding)
R Michif sound (rolling of tongue) marto (hammer) soré (mouse)