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1. Numbers from 1 to 5

In this lesson, you will learn how to use numbers from 1 to 5 for counting and for enumerating both animate and inanimate objects.

1.1. Counting from 1 to 5

Pesq One
Nis Two
Nihi Three
New Four
Nan Five

1.2. Animated and plural forms

The words used for counting also agree with the animate or inanimate gender of the words they designate

Animate (A) Example Inanimate (I) Example
1 Peskuhs Peskuhs wasis / one child Pesqon Pesqon pocetes / one potato
2 Nisuwok Nisuwok wasisok / two children Nisonul Nisonul pocetesol / two potatoes
3 Nuhuwok Nuhuwok wasisok / three children Nohonul Nohonul pocetesol / three potatoes
4 Newwok Newwok wasisok / four children Newonul Newonul pocetesol / four potatoes
5 Nanuwok Nanuwok wasisok / five children Nanonul Nanonul pocetesol / five potatoes

1.3. Food and Beverages

Food English Plural
Opan Bread Opanok (A)
Ksap Soup Ksapiyil (I)
Wiyuhs Meat Wiyuhsol (I)
Wawon Egg Wawonol (I)
Lakalet Frybread Lakaletok (A)
Piyeskomon Corn Piyeskomonol (I)
Pskihqimins Strawberry Pskihqiminsok (A)
Minsoss Raspberry Minsossok (A)
Saht Blueberry Sahtiyil (I)
Alincis Orange Alincisol (I)
Psehpon Onion Psehponok (A)
Molaqsipon Butter Molaqsiponol (I)
Musey Moose meat n/a
Polamuwey Salmon (meat) n/a
Ehemuwey Chicken (meat) n/a
Nomehsey Fish (meat) n/a

Dialogue: « Do you want to eat? »

Question:  ‘Koti maha opan ? / Do you want to eat bread?
Answers:    Aha, nkoti-maha opan. / Yes, I want to eat bread.
        Ontama, ma-te nkoti-mahaw opan. / No, I don’t want to eat bread.

‘Koti Do you want …
Maha Eat
Opan Bread
Molaqs Milk (A)
Pelkopahak Juice (I)
Kahpe Coffee (I)
Ti Tea (I)
‘Samaqan Water (I)

Dialogue: « Are you hungry? »

Question :  Kotuhp ? / Are you hungry?
Answers:    Aha. Nkoti mahak nisuwok lakaletok. / Yes, I want to eat two frybreads.
        Aha, nkotuhp naka nkoti micin wawon. / Yes, I am hungry and I want to eat an egg.

Aha Yes
Nkotuhp I am hungry
Naka And
Nkoti micin I want to eat
Wawon Egg

2. Exercices

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2.1. To count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Write in Wolastoqey each of the numbers presented on the dominoes:

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2.2. Count the animate and inanimate objects

Determine if the object presented in the image is animate or inanimate. Then, state how many of that object are in the image.
If needed, check the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey online portal to know if an object is animate or inanimate: https://pmportal.org/.

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2.3. ‘Koti maha…? / Do you want to eat…?

Answer the following questions twice, once affirmatively and once negatively.

1. ‘Koti maha minsoss ? Aha,
Ontama,
2. ‘Koti maha psehpon ? Aha,
Ontama,
3. ‘Koti maha lakalet ? Aha,
Ontama,
4. ‘Koti maha pskihqimins ? Aha,
Ontama,
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2.4. Nkoti maha… / I want to eat…

Indicate what the restaurant customer wants to eat.

‘Kotuhp ?
‘Kotuhp ?
‘Kotuhp ?
‘Kotuhp ?

2.5. Crossword Puzzle

Fill in the grid with the Wolastoqey equivalents to the clues in English.

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