CHAPTER TWO:
THINGS YOU MAY SAY TO A BABY
ččəkewi
come
api
sit
wihkʷənemen
take it
na
motion with hand towards someone to take "that"
kkatohpi
are you hungry
kətahčewelətamen na ná
do you want food(baby talk)
kətahčewelətamen mičəwakan
do you want food
kkatohskí
are you sleepy
nαtəkʷasi
go to sleep
oow-oow
sleep(baby talk)
katawəssimi
are you thirsty
kətaləheye nihkʷap
play now
Author and Transendentalist Henry David Thoreau comes to Indian Island and hires Joe Polis for a journey to Moosehead Lake, the West Branch of Penobscot, the Allagash, East Branch of Penobscot, and then back down the main branch of the Penobscot River.
Chapter One...Greetings and Introductions
Chapter Two...Things You May Say to a Child
Chapter Three...Things I Say To Mahseyo In The Morning
Chapter Four...Things to Say to a Guest
Chapter Five...Parents and Grandparents
Chapter Six...Family Language
Chapter Seven...Family Language
Chapter Eight...Family Language
Chapter Nine...Family Language
Chapter Ten...Frybread Recipe
Chapter Eleven...Family Language
Chapter Twelve...kələpemo
Chapter Thirteen...At the first thunder shower in the spring