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CHAPTER EIGHT:

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.

July 8, 1524

 

Giovanni da Verrazano arrives in France after exploration of the coast of the Americas. He is credited with the first 'official documentation' of Native Americans in Maine.