Naskapi - English



ᒧᔅᑎᑯᑎᓐviithe front of the canoe is low in the watermuustikuutin
ᒧᔅᑎᒂᓇᐤvaishe/he eats the headmustikwaanaaw
ᒧᔅᑎᓯᒂᐤviiit is caribou fat with no powdered dried meatmuustisikwaaw
ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᑲᐤviiit is bare groundmustiskimikaaw
ᒧᔅᑎᔅᑭᒥᒡp (space)on the groundmustiskimiihch
ᒧᔅᑐᓯᒂᐤviiit is bare icemustusikwaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᐅᐧᑲᐤviiit (granular) is puremustaauhkaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᐅᒋᐳᐤvaishe/he eats something dry and powdery (ex flour, powdered milk) without mixing itmustaauchipuw
ᒧᔅᑕᐛᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, granular) is puremustaawaachisuw
ᒧᔅᑕᐤviiit is a forest firemuustaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᐱᔅᑲᐤviiit (stone, metal) is a blade without a handlemustaapiskaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᐱᔅᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, stone, metal) is a blade without a handlemustaapischisuw
ᒧᔅᑕᑎᒻvtishe/he eats one type of food by itself, straight, with nothing mixed in (ex only flour or sugar)mustaahtim
ᒧᔅᑕᑭᒥᒪᐤvtashe/he drinks it (anim), one type of liquid with nothing mixed in; she/he drinks it straightmustaakimimaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᑭᒪᑎᒻvtishe/he drinks it, one type of liquid with nothing mixed in; she/he drinks it straightmustaakimaahtim
ᒧᔅᑕᑯᓂᐳᐤvaishe/he sits directly on the snowmustaakuunipuw
ᒧᔅᑕᑯᓂᓯᓐvaishe/he lies directly on the snowmustaakuunisin
ᒧᔅᑕᑯᓇᑕᐤvai+oshe/he drags it in the snowmustaakuunaahtaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᑯᓇᓯᒪᐤvtashe/he drags it (anim) in the snowmustaakuunaasimaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᓂᒻvtishe/he is attracted to itmuustaanim
ᒧᔅᑕᓄᐛᐤvtashe/he is attracted to him/hermuustaanuwaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᓇᐅᐧᑲᐤviithere is only sand, sugar (granular substance), it is pure sand or sugar (ex teepee with only sand within)mustaanaauhkaaw
ᒧᔅᑕᓇᐅᒋᓱᒡvaithere is only flour (no other baking supplies)usually pluralmustaanaauchisuuch
ᒧᔅᑕᓇᑯᓐviiit is attractivemuustaanaakun
ᒧᔅᑕᓇᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he is attractivemuustaanaakusuw