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Do you want to play?
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Kucôhtam pôhpuyan?
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Let’s play!
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Pôhputuk!
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Let’s dance!
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Mutáhkátuk!
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| Let’s sing a song! |
Kutomáwôk kutomátuk. |
| We sing and we dance. |
Kukutomámun qá kumutáhkámun. |
| Let’s sing and dance! |
Kutomátuk qá mutáhkátuk! |
| Let’s burn some sage! |
Pôhshi oskowish cikásumutuk. |
| Let’s buy it! |
Áhtohutuk! |
| I’m going into town. |
Otánák Nutô. |
| I must go elsewhere. |
Ôkutakanuk côci numôci. |
| I will remain in town. |
Otánák mus nutasqitiyá. |
| I will stop working now. |
Yoyo mus nutáhqi nutanuhkôs. |
| Tell me a story! |
Ôcimohkawum ihtôqat! |
| Tell us a story! |
Ôcimohkawunán ihtôqat! |
| Wait for it! |
Asquhumsh! |
| She reads every day. |
Wámi kiskuk akitusuw. |
| I have to go to the toilet. |
Sukitamapuwôkanuk côci numôci. |
| I’m going to use the toilet. |
Sukitamapuwôk mawi nutawáhcá. |
| Paddle your canoe yourself! |
Kumushon cimsh kahak! |
| You must learn this language with all your heart. |
Yo unôtowáwôk côci kunihto wici wámi kutáh. |
| Our language, use it every day! |
Kutunôtuwáwôkanun, wámi kiskuk awáhcáq! |
| Put it there! |
Nitay ponamsh! |
| Give me five! |
Misum nupáw! |
| Let’s be quiet in this place. |
Ciqunaputuk ayuwôkanuk yo. |
| Here I am. |
Yotay nutap. |
| I make wampum from clam shells. |
Nuwusto wôpum wuci poqáhak anáhsak. |
| Find the person that urinates here! |
Muskaw skitôp sukitak yotay! |
| Those dogs are asleep. |
Nik Anumwak kawiwak. |
| We need to buy cat food. |
Pohpohs-micuwôk kuqináwusumun kutáhtohumun. |
| We need to buy dog food. |
Anum-micuwôk kuqináwusumun kutáhtohumun. |
| I soon have to work. |
Paswôsi côci nutanuhkôs. |
| I always work. |
Mucimi nutanuhkôs. |
| Finish your work! |
Kutanuhkôsuwôk kacihtowush! |
| Don’t you take it all. |
Wámi mata kutamáwunumow. |
| Let’s walk the dog! |
Pumshátuk wici anum! |
| Let’s hunt! The deer are running away! |
Acátuk! Nonáhcák ôkowi qaqihutut! |
| I will be going for a walk. |
Mus nutô wuci pumsháwôk. |
| He covers his house with pieces of cedar. |
Cikupi kackáyash apqá wuwicuw. |
| Are you going to bed? |
Sun nutô apunák? |
| Let’s go to bed. |
Nutôtuk apunák. |
| Help me, I’m confused. |
Ánunumawuyan, nucipshá. |
| I will help you. |
Mus kutánunumawush. |
| I can help her also. |
Tápi nutánunumawô wôk. |
| Thank you for preparing the coffee. |
Táput ni wuci qásháwihtam masqusitôp. |
| I don’t have work tomorrow. |
Sáp mata nutanuhkôsow |
| I must work tomorrow. |
Sáp côci nutanuhkôs. |
| He tried harder but his still strength failed. |
Minkiyi quci qut aspumi sáwim. |
| The teacher says that she does good work. |
Kotumáwin nowá wánisit anuhkôsuwôk. |
| The old lady sells baskets in town. |
Winay manotásh ônqshô otánák. |
| I go to school. |
Nihtokamuq nutô. |
| I like to play with my dog. |
Nutanum nuwikôtam nupôhpô. |
| Can you play music? |
Sun tápi kupupiqá? |
| A person threw away this fish. |
Skitôp pakitam namáhsah yoh. |
| Six gifts Great Spirit gives us, sun, moon, fire, water, trees and wind. |
Qutôsk makowôkanash Máhsakit Manito misunán, kisusq, nipás, noht, nupi, mihtuqash qá wutun. |