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michif Language
Lesson 4 - The Body


The Body
1.HeadTet/óshtihwán
2.HairLé zhveu
3.EyesLé ziou
4.NoseOchán
5.MouthLa boush/otón
6.TeethLé dawn
7.NeckLi kó
8.ShoulderLi nipol
9.ChestÁshkikan
My chestNáshkikan
10.StomachVáńotr/wátaiy
11.TongueLáng
12.LegsLé shánb/oshkáta
13.KneeAen zhinó
14.HeelLi talón
15.FootAen pé/ozhit
16.ToesZartey
17.ArmLi braw
18.BackOpishkwan/li dó
19.LipsLi babin

Conversation

  1. He wears his hat on his head.
    Pochishkam soń bonne oshtikwanik/sá sa tet.
  2. She has sore teeth.
    Wéshakeyitam sé dawn.
  3. You have big feet.
    Li gró pé kitayán/kimákizhitán.
  4. She/he is sick to her stomach.
    Ákóshkátew/wéshakeyitam sa vántr.
  5. She/he has a small nose.
    Apisháshiniyiw soń né/apishishichánew.
  6. Wipe your mouth.
    Káshéya ki tón/ta bosh.
  7. Show me your tongue.
    Wápitahin ta láng.
  8. She/he has sore knees and legs.
    Wéshakeyitam sé shnó pi sé shánb.
  9. What about his heels and feet?
    Sé talóń pi sé pé maka?
  10. They look fine, but his toes froze.
    Noya nandaw ishinákwanéyiwa, sé zartey maka ki ákwatinéwa.
  11. She/he has a sore back.
    Wéshakeyitam opishkwan/sóń dó.
  12. She/he has brown eyes.
    Lé zeu brun ayáw.
  13. Her hair flows down her back.
    Mitoni opishwanák sé zhveu ishkoyiwa.
New Words from Vocabulary
1.He/she wears itPochishkam
2.On his/her headOshtkwánik
3.He/she is soreWéshakeyitam
4.You haveKitayan
5.She/he has a sore stomach/stomach acheÁkoshkatew
6.She/he has a small noseÁpishichánew
7.WipeKáshéya
8.Your mouthKitón
9.Show meWápitáhin
10.She/he has a soreWéshakeyitam
11.What about, but, thenMáka
12.FrozenÁkwatin
13.His/her (feet, hands etc.) are frozenÁkwatinéwa
14.HasAyáw
15.ThoroughlyMitoni
16.Tease, he/she is teasing meNanawachéhik ni
17.On his/her backOpishkwanák
Fill in the Blanks
  1. Lé zeu ayáw. (brown)
  2. Noya nandaw ishinákonéwa, maka ki ákwatinéwa. (his toes)
  3. Wéshákeyitam pi sé . (knee) (legs)
  4. Mitoni opishkonák ishkoyiwa. (her hair)
  5. Wápitahin . (your tongue)
  6. Wéshákeyitam (ákoshkátew). (his/her stomach)
  7. Pochishkam oshtikwánik (sa tet). (his hat)
  8. Káshéya . (your mouth)
  9. Wéshakeyitam . (his teeth)
  10. Apisháshinéyiw (apishichánew). (his/her nose)
  11. kitayán (big feet)
  12. Sé pi maka. (heels) (feet)
  13. Wéshakeyitam . (his back)

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