Mi'kmaq Basic Words Penobscot Edit

English	Penobscot	Sounds Like	Audio
1. Don't Yell	mozα gαgαləwehkaj	moo-zuh gugul’weh kaj
2. Eat It	miji	mee-jee
3. Sit	abi	a-bee
4. Stand Up	zehke	zeh keh
5.Yes	αhα	urh-huh
6. No	ahtαmα	ah-tuh-muh
7. Run	gwagwəmahla	gwugw’m mah la
8. Don’t Run	mozahk gwagwəmahlahkaj	moo-zahk gwug’wumah lah kaj
9. Enough	gáskwayitte	gus-skwhy-yee-teh
10. Maybe	chibadok	chee ba dook
11. Maybe So	chibadokte	chee ba dookteh
12. Me	nəya	n’ya
13. You	gəya	g’ya
14. You guys	giləwα	gil’wuh
15. Who?	awen	awhen
16. Which?	dαn iyo / owa	dun eeyo / oowa (INAN/AN)
17. What?	gegw	gegw
18. When?	chige	chee geh
19. Where?	dαmα	duh-muh
20. Why Not?	gegw mehsi	gegw meh see
21. Don’t Hit Anyone	mozahk awen dagamahkaj	moo-zahk awhen duguh mah kaj
22. Don’t Hit Anything	mozahk gegw alahkehkaj	moo-zahk gegw alah keh kaj
23. Don’t Kick Anyone	mozahk awen dakskawahkaj	moo-zahk awhen duks skawah kaj
24. Don’t Throw Anything	mozahk alahke gegw	moo-zahk alah keh gegw
25. I’m Sorry	nənódelədamən	n’noO del da min
26. I’m Very Sorry	gamαj nənódelədamən	ga-muj n’noO del da min
27. Finally	mαlamte	mulum-teh
28. Wait	skawihαzi	ska-wee-ya-zee
29. Bring It To Me	bejiptawi	bejip-ta-wee
30. I’m Sad	nəgiwajihla	n’gee wa jeeh la
31. I’m Angry	nəmóskwelədam	n’moOs-skwel-dum
32. I Know Him/Her	nəwéweləmα	n’wewel-muh
33. I’m Strong	nəməlíksani	nm’lick sa nee
34. I’m Playing	nədaláhəya	n’dalah-ya
35. Help Me	wijohkemi	wee jooh keh mee
36. I’m Going Slow	nəménənihla	nmen’neeh-la
37. I’m Going Fast	nəgə̀zihla	ng’zeeh-la
38. Where are you going?	dαmα gədəlihla?	uh-muh gd’leeh la
39. When are you going?	chigej gəmαjehla?	chee-gej gmuh jeh la
40. I’m going home.	nəgadí-mαji nígəwαmək	ngudee-mujee nig’wumok
41. Are you going home?	kkadí-mαji gígəwαmək	kudee-mujee gig’wumok?
42. Come back here	wézawesse	weza wess seh
43. Don’t go there	mozahk ni alihlahkaj	moo-zahk nee ah-leeh lah kaj
44. Go outside	nodesse	noo-dess-seh
45. Go out and play	nodesse nαgα gənάdahəyαn	noo-dess-she nuhguh g’nuda-h’yun
46. Now	nihkwαb	neeh-qwub
47. My Male Friend	nidαbe	nee-duh-beh
48. My Female Friend	nidαbeskwe	nee-duh-bessqweh
49. Your Male Friend	gidαbe	gee-duh-beh
50. Your Female Friend	gidαbeskwe	gee-duh-bessqweh

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”

“Say it again”

“speak slowly/ lower voice”

(pnbscot)

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