Naskapi - English



ᒥᐧᑯᓯᐤvaishe/he, it (anim) is redmiihkusiiw
ᒥᐧᑯᓯᓇᑕᐤviiit is written in red, coloured redmiihkusinaataaw
ᒥᐧᑯᓯᓇᓱᐤvaiit (anim) is coloured, written in redmiihkusinaasuw
ᒥᑯᓴᐤvaishe/he celebrates Christmas, she/he feastsmikusaaw
ᒥᐧᑯᓴᐤ1vaiit (anim, skin) is redmiihkusaaw
ᒥᐧᑯᓴᐤ2viithere is red vegetation (in fall), the colours turnmiihkuusaaw
ᒥᐧᑯᓴᐱᔪᐤvaishe/he, it (anim) has red skin; she/he has, gets a rashmiihkusaapiyuw
ᒥᑯᓴᓐ1niChristmasmikusaan
ᒥᑯᓴᓐ2nifeast food, ceremonymikusaan
ᒥᑯᓴᓐ ᐛᔅᑕᓂᐱᒪᑭᓐnaChristmas lightsmikusaan-waastaanipimaakin
ᒥᑯᓴᓐ ᐱᓯᒻnaDecember (lit feast month)mikusaan-piisim
ᒥᑯᓴᓐ ᑲᔪᐤnaChristmas cardmikusaan-kaayuw
ᒥᐧᑯᔅᑎᒂᓇᐤvaishe/he has red hairmiihkustikwaanaaw
ᒥᐧᑯᔅᑕᐤvai+oshe/he writes it in redmiihkustaaw
ᒥᐧᑯᔅᑭᒥᒄ1nired earthmiihkuskimikw
ᒥᐧᑯᔅᑭᒥᒄ2nired-coloured sphagnum moss (causes rash to babies)miihkuskimikw
ᒥᑯᔅᑲᑕᔨᑎᒻvtishe/he worriesmikuskaataayihtim
ᒥᑯᔅᑲᑕᔨᒪᐤvtashe/he worries about him/hermikuskaataayimaaw
ᒥᑯᔅᑲᒋᑕᐤvai+oshe/he is a bother about itmikuskaachiihtaaw
ᒥᑯᔅᑲᒋᒪᐤvtashe/he bothers him/her by talking to him/hermikuskaachimaaw
ᒥᑯᔅᑲᒐᐊᐤvtashe/he bothers him/hermikuskaachaahaaw
ᒥᑯᔅᑲᓯᑕᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he is a complainermikuskaasiihtaakusuw
ᒥᐧᑯᔅᒍᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, mud-like) is redmiihkuschuuchisuw
ᒥᑲᔨᐸᑭᓐnishovel (both shovel and as part of heavy equipment)mikaayipaakin
ᒥᒂᐅᐧᑲᐤviiit is red sandmiihkwaauhkaaw