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Ckuwi !  |
Come here! |
| Macaha ! |
Go home or go away! |
| Coness ! |
Stop! |
| Sankewop ! |
Behave! |
| Atolahsim ! |
Rest or relax! |
| Tokec ! |
Now! |
| Temonuk |
After a while |
| Wisanaqs ! |
Hurry up! |
| Kakawess |
Quickly, go faster |
| Costaqs ! |
Shut up! |
 Nik My house |
 ‘Kik Your house |
 Wik ou wikuwam House |
| Thanks | Woliwon |
Woliwon psi-te wen ! Thanks to everyone! Woliwon ‘ciw samaqan. Thanks for the water. |
| Let’s give thanks to/for… | Wolasuweltomuhtine |
Wolasuweltomuhtine ‘ciw pomawsuwakon. Let’s be thankful for our lives. |
| Welcome | Kulasihkul / Welcome (1 person) Kulasihkulpa / I welcome you (2 persons or more) |
Kulasihkulpa yut nikonuk ! I welcome you in my house. |
| We welcome you | Kulasihkulpon Welcome (3 people or more) |
Kulasihkulpon yut Wolastokuk ! We welcome to Wolastokuk! |
- Prayer| Wolasuweltomuhtine |
Let us give thanks |
| Wolasuweltomuhtine ‘ciw pomawsuwakon |
Let us give thanks for life |
| Woliwon ‘ciw psi-te keq |
Thank you for everything |
| Woliwon ‘ciw samaqan ma-tec wen kotuwossomiw |
Thank you for water so no one goes thirsty |
| Woliwon ‘ciw pskihqol, welimahaskil |
Thank you for grass, sweetgrass |
| Woliwon ‘ciw micuwakon welam nicanuk woli kisikultuwok |
Thank you for food, so our children go healthy |
| Woliwon ‘ciw ‘pisun weci kisihpilsultiyeq |
Thank you for medecine, so we can heal ourselves |
| Woliwon ‘ciw kcihq, wikp naka stahqonok |
Thank you for the forest, ash and evergreens |
| Woliwon ‘ciw weyossisok, nekomaw ‘pehkituniya kcihq |
Thank you for animals, they clean the forest |
| Woliwon ‘ciw sipsisok, wolihtaqotol ‘tolintuwakonuwal |
Thank you for the birds, their songs sound beautiful |
| Woliwon ‘ciw wocawson weci kisolatomutiyeq |
Thank you for the wind, so we can breathe |
| Woliwon ‘ciw petakiyik, ‘peciptuniya komiwon weci psi keq woli kisikon |
Thank you for thunder, it brings rain so everything grows well |
| Woliwon ‘ciw kisuhs, ktolahsenomakun naka ‘kuliposukun |
Thank you for the sun, it brings light and keeps us warm |
| Woliwon ‘ciw nipawset, nipayahtuwenomakun |
Thank you for the moon, it lights up the night |
| Woliwon’ciw possesomok, ‘ciw eci wolahtuwessultihtit |
Thank you for the starss, for how they sparkle |
| Woliwon Skitkomiq, ‘ciw psi keq eci woleyuwinomok |
Thank you Earth, for everything that is good to us |
| Nit-te psiw |
That is all |
According to the context presented in the following images, how should one write “Welcome”?
Welcome in each of the contexts by specifying the location.
For example: Kulasihkulpa yut malsanikuwamok ! / Welcome to the store!
Classify the following words according to whether they indicate something that belongs to me or to you, or if they simply denote the object (neutral form). Do you notice a trend?
| House | Non-Indigenous friend | Nose | Head |
|---|---|---|---|
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nik ‘kik wik |
tutem ktutem ntutem |
wihton nihton ‘kihton |
‘koniyakon noniyakon woniyakon |
 Mine |
 Neutral |
 Yours |
|---|---|---|
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Trend: Adding “n-” (for “nil”) to the beginning of the word or replacing the first letter of the word with “n-”. |
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Trend: Adding “k-” (for “kil”) to the beginning of the word or replacing the first letter of the word with “k-”. |
Give these commands in wolastoqey.
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: → ↘ ↓.
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