A CONVERSATION CLASS

Six Conversation Class:

Wula na e’piteji’j Woo-law nuh eh-be-dayjeej

This is a little girl. Wula na e’pit Woo-law nuh eh-beet

This is a woman. Wula na ji’nm Woo-law nuh jee-num

This is a man. Wula na lpa’tuj Woo-law nuh ul-bah-dooj

This is a boy. E’pit pemkopit kutputiktuk. Eh-beet bem-go-beet gootbooty-ick-dook

The woman is sitting on a chair. Nemi’k ji’nm tuop~tiktuk Nem-me-k jee-num doo do-wobe-uh-dick-dook

I see a man at the window. Lpa’tuj mila’sit Ull-bah-dooj me-law-seet

The boy is playing. P~temu ji’nm. Buh-day-moo jee-num

Give tea to the man Nkwe’jij kesatk amalkaj Un-gway-jij guess-ah-tk ah-mall gutch

My sister likes to dance Tami elien? Dummy elly-en?

Where are you going? Kinship e’pijik Eh-bee-jeek women e’pitejijk Eh-be-day-jeej-k

girls nkwe’jij Un-gway-jeej

my younger sister nsim Un-seem

my niece ntus Un-duce

my daughter epite’s Eh-be-days

young woman n~mis Nuh-mees

my older sister nuji’j Noo-jeej

my grandaughter nkij Un-gitch

my mother nukumij New goo-midge

my grandmother (traditional) nkijinen Un-gitch-ee-nen

my grandmother (contemporary) nsukwis Un-sue-gweese my aunt nte’pitem Un-day-beet-em

my wife nklnikn* Un-gull-nee-gun

my godchild nkekkunit* Un-geck-oo-neet

my godparent n~maqtum* Nuh-muq-dum

my sister-in-law (same sex) nilmus* Neel-moos

my sister in law (opposite sex) nukumij* Noo-goom-itch

my mother in law no’kmaw* No-gum-ow

my cousin nte’pite’sm Un-day-be-daysum

my girlfriend nitape’skw Nee-da-beskw

my female friend ji’nmuk jee-na-mook

men lpa’tujk Ull-baw-doo-chk

boys nutj Nood-j

my father niskamij Nis-ga-mitch

My father in law niskamij nukmij Nis-ga-mitch Nook-mij

my grandfather (contemporary) my grandmother nklamuksis un-gla-mook-sis

my uncle nji’nmum un-jee-na-moom

my husband nsis un-sis

my older brother njiknum un-jee-ga-num

my younger brother nkwis Un-kwiss

my son nuluks* new-looks

my nephew lpa’tus ull-baw-doose

a young man nitap nee-dup

my male friend niskamij* niss-ga-midge

my father in law nltpa’tem un-dl-baw-dem

my boyfriend

• Note: All words marked can refer to male or female. They are not gender specific.