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FAMILY LANGUAGE

PT 1: FIDDLEHEADS

mahsosəyal  
fiddleheads

mahsosike   
gather fiddleheads

mseltol mahsosəyal pečiptawekil    
we bring a lot of fiddleheads


pekihtonal mahsosəyal  
clean fiddleheads

nətəlαkʷasəyal mahsosəyal   
I cook fiddleheads

wəlihpokat    
tastes good


PT 2: WEATHER

tαn aləkisəkat peməkisəkat’   
what’s the weather like today?

peməkisəkat kisóhso     
today is sunny


peməkisəkat alohkat    
today is cloudy

peməkisəkat áləlαmsən   
today is windy 


PT 3: FAMILY

Laurie, Lorraine wətosal    
Laurie, Lorraine’s daughter

Rita, wihkwessal
Rita, her mother


Cliff, Gayle wənemanal    
Cliff, Gayle’s son

JD, Josh wənemanal    
JD, Josh’s son



When talking about two people, one of them has to have the -al ending. It indicates a feature of who you are talking about. You couldn’t have one without the other, but you are talking about that one.