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Thursday 8 March 2018

WHAT'S GOING ON ?

What’s goin on? .......Me’ katu taliaq.....(May gud dew dull lee och?)
Not too much.....Mu awsami talianuk...(Moo ah sum me dull lee ah nook)
It’s a nice day.......Weli-kiskik......(Welly giss kik)
That's good.....Weliaq......(well lee och)
Thank you. .....Wela’lin.......(well law lin)
Welcome.... Wpjila’si.......(whoop jee law see)
Come in..... Piskwa'....(.biss squaw)
Sit down......(Pa’si.......Bossy)
Come here.....Juku'e....(Joo goo weh)
Go away..... Jikla’si.......(Jig law see)
Miss Helen Sylliboy

SOME WORDS AND PHRASES

p-pata’wti (bah dow dee) table
t- tapatat ( tah bah dud) potato
k- kanata (kah nah dah) Canada
j- jakwet (jaw kwet) he is talking a lot
l- laputi (lah poo dee) binocular
m-ma’winej (mah wee nedge) let’s kiss
n- nisa’si (niss sah see) get down
q- qalipu (qah lee boo) caribou
s- sasap (saw sub) jelly fish
w- waspu (was poo) seal
source: Helen Sylliboy

BLACK

Maqtewkutat.....dressed in black.

Maqtewkutai......I'm dressed in black

EATING

Mijisit...
He's eating
Mijisi...I'm eating
Mijisin..you're eating