OUR SACRED LANGUAGE

Please know that I will add to this weekly , or as time allows.
BASIC MI'KMAQ
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KWE---(KOO WEIGH)
HELLO
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METALWULEIN?(MAY-DULL-WOO-LAY-IN?
HOW ARE YOU?
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WELIKISK~K(WELLY-GISS-KUK)
NICE DAY
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TAMI WEJIEN?(DUMMY-WEDGIE-EN?)
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
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WELTA'SUWALUL(WELL-DAW-SOO-WALL-OOL)
I AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU
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KEWISINN?(GEWWY-SINN?)
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
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WANTAQPA'SI(WON-TAWQ-BOSSY)
SETTLE DOWN
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Weli-kiskik----Good Day.
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Weli eksitpu'k- Good Morning ------------------------------------------------
Weli,kisnmi'k. . We're having a nice day
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Weli eksitpu'k----Good Morning
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Mejikiptinan
Mejike'kl kpitnn/ your hands are dirty
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Kasiptina'si Kesispa'te'n kpitnn/ wash your hands
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Waqmiptinan Waqme'kl kpitnn
your hands are clean
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Kisikuop na metowo'qsink-
The old man is snoring
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juku'etes(k) = I will come this way
juku'etes = you will come this way
juku'etew = she will come this way
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Welikiskik = It's a nice day
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pi'tawa'sijik // they go up river (2 people)
pi'tawita'jik // they go up the river (3 people)
weliaq...all right !!
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Weli kisk~k - It is nice out. (Sounds like welly gis gook)
sepai,-- early this morning
K'eluktij knaqwekm !--Have a great day
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alasutmay......I pray-
alasutman.............you pray-
alasutmat........he prays-
alasutmalitl....his (daughter, son) prays...-
---------------------------------------------------- Elders connect us to... Wisdom, Humor, Love and Life.
Kisiku'k iknmuksi'k... Nsituo'qn, Kiso'ltimkewey, Kesaltultimkewey aq Mimajuaqn.
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How is the soil?.......Talamuk' katu maqamikew?
The soil is dry.…..Maqamikew kispataqntek.
It needs water.…..Nuta'q samqwana'tasin.
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Alasutmaqniktuk.....place of prayer
Ah-la-sue-dim-uck-Hun-ick-dook.... Ocean Breeze
apaqtuk wettik Ab-ahq-dook wet.....dig
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WELIKISK~K(WELLY-GISS-KUK.......nice day
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KWE---(GWAY)...hello
METALWULEIN?(MAY-DULL-WOO-LAY-IN)?....How are you?
WELIKISK~K(WELLY-GISS-KUK)....nice day
TAMI WEJIEN(DUMMY-WEDGIE-EN?)... Where have you been?
WELTA'SUWALUL (WELL-DAW-SOO-WALL-OOL).....I am happy to see you.
KEWISINN? (GEWWY-SINN?) ....Are you hungry?
WANTAQPA'SI (WON-TAWQ-BOSSY)...Settle down.
WELIWULA'QW (WELLY-WOOL-LOG).....Nice evening/ good evening.
NI'NNEEN....Me
KI'LGEEL...You
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samqwano'q
Pronunciation guide: sam·hkwa·noohk
Meanings:
⦁ water pitcher
⦁ water container
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Pronoun and Verb Study
ni’n (neen) me, myself (1st person singular)
ki’l (geel ) you (2nd person singular)
nekm (Neh-kum) he/she (3rd person singular)
ninen (Nee-nen) we (1st person dual exclusive)
kinu (Kee-noo) we (1st person dual inclusive)
kilew (Gill-oh) you ( 2nd person dual)
nekmowkw (Neh-gum-mow-kw) they (3rd person dual)
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Kwe', welta'si na' nike' pekisin.- Kwe', wela'lin wet-tluen....Hello, I'm glad you came.- Hello, thank you for saying that.
Me'talein?- O' welei. Katu ki'l?- Welei..... How are you?- Oh, I'm fine. What about you? I'm fine.
Me'talein?- O' mu weleyim. .....How are you?- Oh, I'm not well.
Welikiskik a?- Welikiskik tata'n.....It's a nice day?- It's a nice day indeed.
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Kiskuk ... Today .... GIS-GOOK
Apoqnmu'l ... help her/him .... UB-OAK-QA-NEM-OOOL
Kitap ... your friend .... GEE-TUP
Ko'kmaw ... your relative ... GOH-GIM-A-W
Kisna ... or .... GIS-NA
Msît wen ... everyone .... MM-SIT WHEN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tami wejien? - Where are you coming from? (sounds like--- dummy wedj gee en)

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 Blend Klusuaqnn(Two Letters Make One Sound)
aw sounds like scoutawsami aw-saw-me to muchawti ow-de roadklitaw gl-ee-dow raspberry
ew no english soundewle’jit ew-lay-jeet He/she is poorP~tew bee-dow brothKun’tew goon-dow rock
iw no english soundkiwnik key-wa-nik ottersiwe’k See-wag It is boringkiwto’qatek geew-toq-a-deck It is round
ow sounds like oakte’sipow day-see-bow horsenekmowey nah-gum-oh-way that onewowkwis wow-gwees fox
a’w sounds like howpiskwa Bees-gwa go intetpaqa’n Det-ba-qan you’re righttmoqta’w Da-moq-dow log
e’w no english soundjijklue’wj Jij-glue-ehh-wj sheepaklasie’w Ug-lussy-ayw Englishmannape’w nah-bayw male bird
ay sounds like icesepay Seh-by this morningkwetmay gwet-my I smokenutay new-dye I need
ey sounds like achemaltejuey mal-day-joo-ay hammermenuekey men-oo-eh-gay I wantsapte’kney sup-day-gun-ay fork
ai sounds like diewaisisk why-sisk animalswaieken why-eh-gun woolpemi’kai Beh-me-guy I am building my home