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1. Food

In this lesson, you will learn vocabulary words and dialogues related to food. You will see how to match words according to their animate and inanimate gender, and you will be able to ask questions such as «Are you hungry?» or «Does it taste good?».

1.1. Vocabulary: Food and Beverages

In the wolastoqey language, nouns agree in singular and plural forms and according to their animate or inanimate gender.

Singular Plural Animate (A) or Inanimate(I) English
Cikon Cikoniyik (A) Apple
Pocetes Pocetesol (I) Potato
Sumin Suminok (A) Raisin
Wisawaqsit Wisawaqsicik (A) Carrot
Masqosit Masqositol (I) Bean

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

1.2. Dialogue: questioning each other about appetite

Question:  Kotuhp ? / Are you hungry?
Answers:   Aha, nkotuhp. / Yes, I’m hungry.
       Ontama, ma-te nkotuhpiw. / No, I’m not hungry.

Aha Yes
Nkotuhp I am hungry
Ontama No
Ma-te Not
Nkotuhpiw Hungry (negative form)

1.3. Dialogue: the taste of food

Animate Wolihpuksu / mocihpuksu
Inanimate Wolihpukot / mocihpukot

Dialogue 1

Question:  Wolihpukot ? / Does it tastes good? (I)
Answers:   Aha, pocetes wolihpukot. / Yes, the potato tastes good.
       Ontama, pocetes mocihpukot. / No, the potato tastes bad.

Aha Yes
Ontama No
Pocetes Potato
Wolihpukot Tastes good (I)
Mocihpukot Tastes bad (I)

Dialogue 2

Question:  Wolihpuksu ? / Does it tastes good? (A)
Answers:   Aha, sumin wolihpuksu. / Yes, the grape tastes good.
       Ontama, sumin mocihpuksu. / No, the grape tastes bad.

Aha Yes
Ontama No
Sumin Raisin
Wolihpuksu Tastes good (A)
Mocihpuksu Tastes bad (A)

Animate / Inanimate Singular Plural English
Animate foods Cikon Cikoniyik Apple(s)
Sumin Suminok Grape(s)
Wisawaqsit Wisawaqsicik Carrot(s)
Sqoc Sqociyik Squash(es)
Minsos Minsosok Raspberry(ies)
Pskihqimins Pskihqiminsok Strawberry(ies)
Molaqs Molaqsok Milk
Opan Opanok Bread(s)
Inanimate foods Pocetes Pocetesol Potato(es)
Masqosit Masqositol Bean(s)
Piyeskomon Piyeskomonol Corn
Molaqsipom Molaqsipomol Butter
Otuhkey Otuhkeyol Venison
Musey
Enahkahatey
Museyol
Enahkahateyol
Moose meat

2. Vocabulary of Food and Beverages


‘pisun(ol) ()
Medecine
Micuwakon(ol) ()
Food

Cikon(iyik) ()
Apple(s)

Ti(wol)
Tea

Minsoss(ok) ()
Raspberry(ies)

Kahpe(wol)
Coffee

Opan(ok) ()
Bread(s)

Puhtay(ak) ()
Bottle(s)

Qotoput(iyil) ()
Kutoput(iyil)
Chair(s)

Tuwihput(iyil) ()
Table(s)

Emqan(ok) ()
Spoon(s)
Mitsutiyey(al) ()
Fork(s)
Mihqotanis(ol) ()
Knife(s)

3. Exercices

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3.1. Wen not ? Keq yut ? / What is it?

For each image, identify what is the word (in its singular form) by answering the question “Wen not?” or “Keq yut?”.
Attention: The animate or inanimate gender of the object influences the question that is asked. Make sure to put the answers in the correct column!

Wen not ? Keq yut ?
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3.2.1. « Wolihpukot ? » kosona « Wolihpuksu ? » / Does it taste good?

Complete the dialogue by answering the questions of the first character.
Attention: The animate or inanimate gender of the object influences both the question asked and the response you will provide.

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3.2.2. « Wolihpukot ? » kosona « Wolihpuksu ? » / Does it taste good?

Complete the dialogue by asking the appropriate questions to the second character.
Attention: The animate or inanimate gender of the object influences the question you must ask.

3.3. 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.

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