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CHAPTER EIGHT:

FAMILY LANGUAGE

PT 1:FIDDLEHEADS

 

mahsosəyal  
fiddleheads

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mahsosike   
gather fiddleheads

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mseltol mahsosəyal pečiptawekil    
we bring a lot of fiddleheads

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pekihtonal mahsosəyal  
clean fiddleheads 

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nətəlαkʷasəyal mahsosəyal   
I cook fiddleheads

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wəlihpokat    
tastes good

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PT 2:WEATHER

 

tαn aləkisəkat peməkisəkat'   
what's the weather like today?

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peməkisəkat kisóhso     
today is sunny

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peməkisəkat alohkat    
today is cloudy

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peməkisəkat áləlαmsən   
today is windy 

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PT 3:FAMILY

 

Laurie, Lorraine wətosal    
Laurie, Lorraine's daughter

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Rita, wihkwessal
Rita, her mother

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Cliff, Gayle wənemanal    
Cliff, Gayle's son

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JD, Josh wənemanal    
JD, Josh's son

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When talking about two people, one of them has to have the -al ending. It indicates a feature of who you are talking about. You couldn't have one without the other, but you are talking about that one.

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