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1. Family and Relationships - Level II

In this lesson, you will be able to review certain vocabulary terms related to family and relationships, using them in their plural form. You will also learn how to use the concepts covered so far to ask questions.

1.1. Plural form - relations

Vocabulary	Plural	English
Nitap	Nitapiyik	Friend(s) (native(s))
Ntutem	Ntutemok	Friend(s) (non-native(s))
Nuhsimis	Nuhsimisok	Younger siblings
Nsiwehs	Nsiwehsok	Brother(s)
Nsistalom	Nsistalomok	Sister(s)
Elakumuk	Elakumucik	Cousin(s)
Nuhkomoss	Nuhkomossok	Grandmother(s)
Nmuhsums	Nmuhsumsok	Grandfather(s)

Dialogue: « Who is this? »

Question: Wenik nikt ? / Who are they?
Answers: Nuhkomossok nikt. / These are my grandmothers.
Nitapiyik nikt. / These are my friends (Indigenous).

Dialogue: « Where are …? »

Question: Tama iyultuwok ‘kuhsimisok ? / Where are your younger brothers and sisters?
Answer: Nuhsimisok iyultuwok ihtolokehkitimok. / My younger brothers and sisters are at school.

Tama	Where
Iyultuwok	They are somewhere (plural – (A))
‘Kuhsimisok	Your younger brothers and sisters (plural)

Nuhsimisok	My younger brothers and sisters (plural)
Ihtolokehkitimok	At school

1.2. What is her/his/their name?

Question: Keq liwisu kmihtaqs ? / What is your father’s name?
Answer: Nmihtaqs liwisu Atwin. / My dad’s name is Anthony.

Keq	What
Liwisu	Is named
Kmihtaqs	Your father

Nmihtaqs	My dad
Liwisu	Is named
Atwin	Anthony

Question: Keq liwisuwok wilomossok ? / What are your cousin’s names? (male)
Answer: Wilomossok liwisuwok Piyel naka Polansuwe. / My cousin’s names are Peter and Francis.

Question: Keq liwisuwok witsehkehsok ? / What are you cousin’s names (female)?
Answer: Witsehkehsok liwisuwok Teles naka Mali. / My cousin’s names are Alice and Mary.

Keq	What
Liwisultuwok	Are named (3 persons or more)

Wilomossok	Cousin (male)
Liwisuwok	Are named (2 persons)
Piyel	Peter
Naka	And
Polansuwe	Francis

Witsehkehsok	Cousin (female)
Liwisuwok	Are named (2 persons)
Teles	Alice
Naka	And
Mali	Marie

2. Exercices

2.1. Singular or Plural?

Place the words from the list into the appropriate notebook, according to whether they are singular or plural.

Singular		Plural

2.2. Relations

Provide the Wolastoqey or the English equivalent of the words proposed here.

1.	Nitap :
2.	Nuhsimis :
3.	Nsistalom :
4.	Nuhkomoss :
5.	Nitapiyik :
6.	Nuhsimisok :
7.	Nsistalomok :
8.	Nuhkomossok :
9.	My non-Native friend :
10.	My brother :
11.	My grandfather :
12.	My non-Native friends :
13.	My brothers :
14.	My grandfathers :

2.3. Translate in Wolastoqey

Rewrite the following sentences in Wolastoqey.

1.	Who is this?
2.	Where are your younger siblings?
3.	It’s my non-Native friends.
4.	My Native friends are at the restaurant.
5.	What’s your grandfather’s name?
6.	My grandfather’s name is Peter.
7.	What are your grandmothers’ names?
8.	My grandmothers’ names are Alice and Mary.
9.	Where are your male cousins?
10.	What’s your sister’s name?

2.4. Word Search

Find the Wolastoqey words that correspond to each of the elements on the list.
How it works: Click on the first letter of the word, then on the last to validate a word.
Words can overlap and go in these directions: → ↘ ↓.

Additional information for exercises solutions may appear in the Appendix of the PDF document.