tôni achigan..?
Tôni achigan na?
What color is that one (ripening)?
mkazawigo
one is black (na)
minôbowigen
it is purple / jam colored (ni)
mili ni pilaskw wôbigek
give me that white paper
mila wa pakholigan pegwigit
give them this brown drum
Alnôbaôdwawôgan
the Abenaki Language
negemigen, ahki, k'nidazoak,
it is easy, the earth, your pets,
kôgisgaki (ala kôgisgakki)
every day
Tôni achigan ni?
What color is that thing?
askaskwigo
pegwigen
it is brown (ni)
mili kia na k'migwenom walôwigit!
give me your blue feather/pen!
k'milegw io abaznoda wizôwigit?
did someone give you this yellow basket?
Liwlaldamgwa lesta Alnôbaôdwawôgan!
Y’all please learn the Abenaki Language!
kiatta, ala kdagik wawizijik pakalmegwat!
yourself, or other co-learners of course!
Wakasnol ônkawigenol wijokamegoakw:
A few links that can help you:
Tôni achiganal na/nigik?
What colors is that one / are those ones?
minôbowigo
one is jam-colored / purple (na)
pôpahami nodôwibgwigen
it is very light grey (ni)
mili na wizôwigit
give me that one who is yellow/ give me that yellow one
k'milin ni makwigek
Do you give me the thing that is red?
Agakidamokw ali-Alnôbaôdwaakw!
Learn how to speak Abenaki (y’all)!
Chigitawi ôzidamelan,
Allow me to answer you,
K'namiholbaji nabiwi Alnôbaôdwaiadalagakidimegwikok!
I’ll see you soon at Abenaki classes.
Tôni achiganal ni/nilil?
What colors is that thing/ are those things?
pahami wlôwigo
one is very blue (na)
nodôwôbigen
it is less (pale) white
mili na walôwigit
give me that one who is blue / give me that blue one
k'milelen ni askaskwigek
I give you that thing that is green /that green thing
Kizilla k'nadodmôzi
Maybe you ask yourself
Tôni adoji kloldiakw, ni k'taliginana, ni mziwi awani wd'asakozin.
When we speak with each other, we grow and everyone wins.
Ibitta kd'achowigwagwaji tagaziwi kôgisgaki.
You must only try a little every day.
pahami___ / pôpahami ___
more (+ color for darker color) ___ / much more, the most ___
pegwigo ta odamôôbamegwzo
one is brown (dirt color) and one is tobacco-colored (na ta na)
pahami mkazawigen ta pôpahami wlôwigen
it is dark black and (it is) very dark blue
n'milgon na wizôwikwatsis nabiwi
they give me that yellow cup/bowl soon
k'milôn ni wiazon odamôôbamgwak?
do you give them that tobacco-colored pack basket?
"Kagwi waji agakidamzia Alnôbaôdwawôgan, ta awani kizi kalolok?"
“Why do I study the Abenaki Language, and who can I speak with?”
N'wajônemenanawal adalagakidimegil kôgisgaki kassagakimzowôganiadalagakidimegil.
We have classes every day and learn together in class. (synchronous classes)
Kizilla ibitta pazgwen klozwôgan kôgisgaki.
Maybe only one word every day.
nodô-____ / pôpahami nodô-___
less (+ color for lighter color) / + color = much less (of that color)
nodôaskaskwigit ala pôpahami wizôwigit?
the one who is light green or the one who is very dark yellow?
walôwigek ala wôbigek?
a/the thing that is blue or a/the thing that is white?
k'namihô makwigit ala makazawigit?
do you see the one who is red or the one who is black?
k'milgon ni siziwan makwigek ala io askaskwigek?
do they give you that red rattle or this thing that's green?
Kadi wawtamawiana awighamak iodali,
If you want to understand what we write here,
Chigitawi ôzidamelan, negemigen, ahki, k'nidazoak, kiatta, ala kdagik wawizijik pakalmegwat!
Allow me to answer you, it is easy, the earth, your pets, yourself, or other co-learners of course!
Chaga ôda k'kizi paiôw iolil adalagakidimegil, ni k'kizi awakaton negwechagakimzowôganiawakôganal iodali.
If you cannot come to these classes, then you could use the individual study tools (asynchronous classes) here.