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michif Language
Lesson 2 - Kinship


Getting to know you
1.My motherNi mama
2.My fatherNi papa
3.My brotherMoñ freyr
4.My sisterMa seur
5.My grandfatherNi moshóm
6.My grandmotherNókom
7.Our grandfatherKi moshóminán
8.Our grandmotherNókominán/kókominán
9.Your grandmotherKókomiwaw
10.His/her grandmotherÓkoma
11.Their grandmotherÓkomiwawa
12.My grandchildNóshishim
13.My grandchildrenNóshishimak
14.My uncleMoñ nók
15.My auntMa tánt
16.My cousin (m)Moñ kózeñ
17.My cousin (f)Ma kozin
18.My brother in lawMoñ bofreyr/nétim
19.My sister in lawMa belsoeur/nzhikosh
20.Mother in lawLa belmayr/nishikosh
21.Father in lawLi 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.BakingKézhitepówin
2.BannockLa gallet
3.AllKakêyaw
4.He/she ate itKémówew
5.They ate itKémówewak
6.HerSa (f)
7.HisSoñ (m)
8.ChoppedNikotew
9.Made supper (they)Soupékewak
10.I love myNzháweymáwak/nzhákéyáwak
11.They love usNzháweymikonánik
12.We goNdó/nidó
13.We go skatingNdo shóshkotawánán
14.Our cousinsMé kozeñinánik
15.Good atNitá
16.DancesNémiw
17.Step danceLa jig
18.He/she is relatedWákomew
19.Brought (they had)Petáyiwa
20.Has good sense of humorMóchikeyitákoshiw
21.He/she is a good cookNtá kézhitepó
22.He/she is kindMéyotishiw
23.Helps him/herWéchéko
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)

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