THANK YOU

Wela’lin ( well-law-lin) thanking one person
Wela’liek ( well-law-lee-eck) we thank you one person
Wela’lioq ( well-law-lee-oq ) thanking a group of people
Weliaq (well-lee-aq) you’re welcome

THE WOODS

If you came out of the woods : Panuatqa'si .

nipuktuk wiki : i live in the woods/forest .

Km~tkinu: our country, or literally our land..

Nibuktook so'quiay....I am traveling upland towards the forest.

GOING TO THE FOREST

ketuatqa'si - I'm going into the bushes.

eliey nipuktuk-I'm going in the woods .

Ketuaqa'si nipuktuk-I am going in the woods .

If you came out of the woods : Panuatqa'si .

nipuktuk wiki : i live in the woods/forest .

Km~tkinu: our country, or literally our land..

Nibuktook so'quiay....I am traveling upland towards the forest.

MORE WORDS

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

MEN

CLEARING THE LAND

musikte'key....clearing the land.....
peskwete'key...........cutting the grass......
jikiputekey.........rake.
qalipipkey.........shovel

VARIOUS WORDS

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

TIRED ...

I am tired. Siwiey. See-wee-ey
You are tired. Siwien. See-wee-en
He is tired. Siwiet. See-wee-et
I am sleepy. Ketuksi. Gay-duke-see
You are sleepy. Ketuksin. Gay-duke-sin
He is sleepy. Ketuksit. Gay-duke-sit

Source: Helen Sylliboy

WHAT'S GOING ON ?

hello-..... Kwe’ …...Koo weigh

I'm happy to see you ...welta'si nemu'l....well daw see nem mool

Talwisin?…..what is your name...dull wee sin?

My name is.....Teluisi........Dell wee see.....

Where are you from?....Tami tle'awin?...dummy tlay ah win?

I am from.....Tle'awi....Tl lay ah wee....

How are you? .....Me’ taleyin.....May dull lay in?

Oh, I am fine....O' weleyi....oh well lay ee.

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

Where have you been?.....Tami wejien?......Dummy wedgey en

Where are you going.... Tami elien?.......Dummy ell lee en ?

I am going home....Elmiey......Ell me eh

I am going to town...Kjikank eliey...Jeegunk ell lee ey

See you again .....Nmu’ltes app......nem mool dis up.