Naskapi - English



ᒥᑥᐛᒍᓐviithe flowing water, a swift current is heardmitwaawaachuun
ᒥᑥᐛᔭᑭᒪᐊᓐviithe breakers (waves) are heard in the distancemitwaawaayaakimaahaan
ᒥᑥᐛᔭᓯᑯᐤviithere gently running water (ex tap, creek) is heardmitwaawaayaasikuuw
ᒥᑥᐛᔭᔅᑎᓐviithe roar of the wind is heard as it passesmitwaawaayaastin
ᒥᑥᐱᐅᓐviithere is a sound of snow (ex on a stove pipe)mitwaapiiun
ᒥᑥᑎᓐviiit rings, makes a noise, is audiblemitwaahtin
ᒥᑥᑕᐤ1viiit (gun) is heard going off in the distancemitwaataaw
ᒥᑥᑕᐤ2vai+oshe/he rings a bell; she/he causes it to make noisemitwaahtaaw
ᒥᑥᐧᑲᑕᐤviithe fire makes a crackling noisemitwaahkaataaw
ᒥᑥᒂᒧᐤvaishe/he snores, makes a noise in her/his sleepmitwaahkwaamuw
ᒥᑥᒋᒧᓐviithere is a sound of rainmitwaachimuun
ᒥᑥᒪᐤvaishe/he is heard cryingmitwaamaaw
ᒥᑥᓯᓐvaishe/he, it (anim) makes a noise, is audible from afar (ex door closing, alarm clock ringing)mitwaasin
ᒥᑥᔭᐊᓐviithe waves are heard crashingmitwaayaahaan
ᒥᑥᔭᐱᔅᑲᐃᒐᐤvaishe/he makes a noise, with something metal, which carries, comes from afarmitwaayaapiskaahichaaw
ᒥᑥᔭᔅᑭᑎᓐviiit makes a cracking noise from the coldmitwaayaaskitin
ᒥᑥᔭᔅᑭᒍᐤvaiit (anim) makes a cracking noise from the coldmitwaayaaskichuw
ᒥᐧᑯᐱᔪᐤvai/iishe/he, it reddens, becomes redmiihkupiyuw
ᒥᐧᑯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he makes, colours it redmiihkuuhtaaw
ᒥᐧᑯᑕᑯᓯᐤviiit is a red sunset eveningmiihkutaakusiiw
ᒥᐧᑯᑭᓴᐅᓐninail polishmiihkuukisaaun
ᒥᐧᑯᒂᐱᔪᐤvaishe/he blushesmiihkuuhkwaapiyuw
ᒥᐧᑯᓂᒻvtishe/he reddens it with her/his handsmiihkunim
ᒥᐧᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he reddens it (anim) using her/his hands (spreading something)miihkunaaw
ᒥᑯᓐnawing feathermiikun