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1. Summary Keys Concepts

- KEYS CONCEPTS -

Before a noun or a verb, the particles «nil» or «kil» transform into simple «n» and «k» to indicate the first or second person respectively.
Nil (Me, I)	Kil (You)
Nil-ona (Me too)	Ntoliwis (mon nom)
Kil-ona (You too)	Ktoliwis (Your name)

Aha	Yes
Ontama	No

In the wolastoqey language, the word "and" is said "naka".
Naka	And
Kosona	Or
Tan kal	I don’t know
Nit-te psiw	That’s all

-uk	-ok	-ek
Location indicating suffixes

Toli
Particle indicating that an action is in progress
Ntoli	Ktoli
I am going, I am in the process of going	You are going, you are in the process of going

Nti	Kti
I am (in a place)	You are (in a place)

Inanimate (I)	Nit nit keq nit nit	It is what it is
	Keq yut?	What’s that?
Animate (A)	Not not wen not not	He is who he is
	Wen wot?	Who is this?

Not	Wot
Animate pronoun meaning «this one»	Animate pronoun meaning «that one»
Nit
Inanimate pronoun

Animate	(person or animal)	iyu	Verb meaning "to be somewhere"
	(object)	opu	Verb meaning "to be somewhere"
Inanimate		ote	Verb meaning "to be somewhere"

Plural animate	Plural inanimate
-ok	-iyik	-icik	-ol	-uwol	-iyil

2. Questions Summary

ENGLISH	QUESTIONS	ANSWERS
About your identity	Kil Wolastoqew ? Are you from the Wolastoqey nation?	Aha, Nil Wolastoqew ! Yes, I am from the Wolastoqey nation!
How are you?	Qey ! Tan kahk olu kil ? Hello! How are you?	Qey ! Mec-ote pesqon ! Hello! I’m fine!
What’s your name?	Keq kil ktoliwis ? What’s your name?	Ntoliwis nil Ahtuwen. Kil-olu tan ? My name is Anthony. And you?
Where are your from?	Tama kil ‘kuceyaw ? Where are you from? (origin)	Nuceyaw nil Kepek. I am from Québec.
Where do you live?	Tama kil kwik ? Where do you live?	Nwik nil Rimouski. I live in Rimouski.
What’s the weather like today?	Tan olokiskot pemkiskahk ? What’s the weather like today?	Wolokiskot yut pemkiskahk. It’s nice here today. Mocokiskot yut pemkiskahk. It’s not nice here today.
How are you feeling?	Tan ktolomolsin ? How are you feeling?	Nkosinuhk pemkiskahk. I am sick today.
Are you happy?	Kulitahas ? Are you happy?	Aha. Nulitahas ! Yes, I am happy.
Where are you going?	Tama ktoli ? Where are you going?	Ntoli malsanikuwamok. I am going to the store.
Where are you?	Tama kti ? Where are you?	Nti wikuwamsisok. I’m in the bathroom.
Where is …?	(Animate person) Tama iyu Piyel ? Where is Peter? (Peter, animate, person = iyu)	Piyel iyu milawiw. Peter is down the street.
	(Animate object) Tama opu emqan ? Where is the spoon? (spoon, animate, object)	Emqan opu opomew wikuwamok. The spoon is next to the house.
	(Inanimate) Tama ote pocetes ? Where is the potato? (Potato, inanimate = ote)	Pocetes ote neqiw tuwihputik. The potato is underneath the table.
Who is this?	Wen wot ? Who is this?	Nuhkom Teles. / My aunt Alice. Nitapesq Mali. / My friend Mary. Nuskinuhsisom Polansuwe. / My boyfriend Francis.
Questioning appetite	Kotuhp ? Are you hungry?	Aha, nkotuhp. Yes, I’m hungry. Ontama, ma-te nkotuhpiw. No, I’m not hungry.
Does it taste good?	(Animate) Wolihpuksu ? Does it taste good?	Aha, sumin wolihpuksu. Yes, the grape tastes good. Ontama, sumin mocihpuksu. No, the grape tastes bad.
	(Inanimate) Wolihpukot ? Does it taste good?	Aha, pocetes wolihpukot. Yes, the potato tastes good. Ontama, pocetes mocihpukot. No, the potato tastes bad.