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    PRAYER: (said with daycare kids)

1. Kchi-niweskʷ (great spirit)

Wəliwəni nəbi (thank you water), wəliwəni wskitkamikʷ (thank you earth),

wəliwəni wəjawsən (thank you wind), wəliwəni skʷəde (thank you fire)

Məzitte nədalαgomak (all my relations)

IMPORTANCE:

“our language is not a thing, it’s not a life form, it doesn’t breath and therefore it cannot die. It is instead a verbal expression of our intergenerationally established thought patterns that represent for us today a viable epistemological knowledge system. But languages can be ceased to be spoken and when that happens it’s a reflection of community change. Revitalizing language therefore is also about community change.” –Daryl Baldwin

USEFUL TERMS:

“I don’t understand you” 

2. ahtα gəwewtolo

Penobscot

3. made knustolo

Passamaquoddy

“Say it again”

4. mina idamən

Penobscot

5. apch idamon

Passamaquoddy

“speak slowly/ lower voice”

6. menənədonke

Penobscot

7. menagadawest

Passamaquoddy

TENSES:

GIZI (past)

8. nəgizi-zəgi —  I peed

11. nəgizi-bigədi — I farted

14. nəgizəjagohke — I pooped

17. gizəlαn — it rained

20. gizi-psαn — it snowed

23. gizəlαmsən — it was windy

26. nəgizihpi I ate

29. nəgizəssəmi I already drank

DALI (present)

9. nədali-zəgi — I am peeing

12. nədali-bigədi — I am farting

15. nədalijagohke — I am pooping

18. dalαn — it’s raining

21. dali-psαn — it’s snowing

24. dalαmsən — it’s windy

27. nədalihpi  I am eating

30. nədaləssəmi  I am drinking

GADI (future)

10.  nəgadi-zəgi — I’m going to pee

13. nəgadi-bigədi — I’m going to fart

16. nəgadawəjagohke — I’m going to poop

19. gadawəlαn — it’s going to rain

22. gadi-psαn — it’s going to snow

25. gadawəlαmsən — it’s going to be windy

28. nəgadi-nαjihpi I’m going (somewhere) to eat

31. nəgadawəssəmi I am thirsty