Tools
Hammer and rusty pail
Pakāhcekaehsaeh mesek Akuaqta͞ehsen Ahka͞eh
Menominee Forest
Oma͞eqnomenēw maeqtekuakihkiw
He hangs on the tree
akōcen enes Ma͞eqtekoh
Pail of sap
Nacēpiyakan
They drank sap
kēs-menōk sūpomāhkwapoh
Axe
ena͞enāpaeh
Maple tree
Sōpomāhtek
The pails they hang on the Maple trees
Akōcenok ahka͞ehkok enes Sōpomāhtekok
I poured sap in the pail
Nekēs-sēkenan sūpomāhkwapoh enes Ahka͞ehkoh
I was tapping trees yesterday
Nekēs- osēkahāqsim Maeqtekok onākow,
Hand drill and tap
Pīmeskan mesek eskawekan
five Maple trees
Nianan Sōpomāhtekok
The sap starts to flow inside the pail
Pīkewew enes pīhtek Ahka͞ehkoh
My Grandfather cut fire wood
Nema͞ehsoh kēs-kēskaham maehsēwen
Go get the pail of sap.
Awēh nahteh enoh Nācepiyakan
Hand drill
Pīmeskwan
I saw a skunk standing next to the Maple Tree
Nekēs- na͞ewāw enoh sēkak nēpowa͞ew cēk-new enes Sōpomāhtek
The little boy is tapping
Enoh Apa͞ehnihsaeh ma͞ek- osēkahaqsow
My relatives gathered sap today
Neta͞enawēmakanak kęs-māwatonamok sūpomāhkwapoh yōhpeh
I made a birch bark basket , im going to use it at Sugarcamp
Nekēs-osēhtōn wīkīh makāhkohsaeh, nekātaw ōyan enes sōpomāhkakan
I used a drill
Nekēs-ōyan pīmeskwan
I saw a Robin sitting in a Maple tree
Nekēs- na͞ewāw Enoh Pa͞epa͞enaew ma͞ek-apēw enes Sōpomāhtekoh
My sister is boiling sap there at Sugar camp
Nētekaeh ma͞ek-osām-sūpomāhkwapoh enes Sōpomāhkakan
I cut wood this morning now, Im going to drive to Sugar Camp
Nekēs-kēskehan maehse͞wen sa͞epāw, saqyaeh nekātaw sakapīnaqsim enes Sōpomāhkakan
I took my grandchild to sugar camp this morning, she is going to help her gather sap
Nekēs- esianāw nōhsehsaeh enes Sōpomāhkakan sa͞epāw, okātaw-nātamowa͞ew māwatonam sūpomāhkwapoh