Language Potluck Conversational Words
Nov.
English
you are pleasing to my eyes
(said when you haven’t seen someone in a while)
Penobscot
bahkwinαgwəzəyan
Sounds Like
bah qwee nαgwozee yun
English
How are you my friend?
Penobscot
dαnəgahk nidαbe
Sounds Like
dαna gahk nee dα beh
English
How are you female friend?
Penobscot
dαnəgahk nidαbeskw?
Sounds Like
dαna gahk nee dα beskw
English
I’m fine.
Penobscot
mehčəkahk
Sounds Like
meh’ch’gahk
Dec.
English
did you already eat?
Penobscot
gəya kkizihpi?
Sounds Like
g’ya kiz zee pee
English
yes
Penobscot
αhα
Sounds Like
α hα
English
no
Penobscot
ahtαmα
Sounds Like
ah tα mα
English
not yet
Penobscot
mehsəma
Sounds Like
mehs’ma
Jan.
English
Do you want a drink?
Penobscot
gəya kkadawəssəmi?
Sounds Like
g’ya ka-da-woss’mee
English
Are you tired?
Penobscot
gəzàwto gəya?
Sounds Like
g’zaw-too g’ya
English
Did you get enough sleep?
Penobscot
gəya kkizi-meməkʷahsin?
Sounds Like
g’ya kizee mem-gwah-sin
Feb.
English
Did you wake up early?
Penobscot
gəya gospαzi-dohkihla?
Sounds Like
g’ya goo-spαzee dooh-keeh-la
English
I woke up early.
Penobscot
nospαzi-dohkihla
Sounds Like
noo-spαzee dooh-keeh-la
English
Did you wake up late?
Penobscot
gəya gəmehtsi-dohkihla?
Sounds Like
g’ya g’meh-tsee dooh-keeh-la
English
I woke up late.
Penobscot
nəmehtsi-dohkihla
Sounds Like
n’meh-tsee dooh-keeh-la