With help from our great friend, Dorothy Thunder, Rellik (aka Bill LeBlanc) has launched a new series: Coffee ‘n Cree with Rellik and Guests. The show airs 9:30 Sunday mornings on CFWE (8:30 am on RavenRadio.ca). Visit cfweradio online and searching “coffee n Cree” to stream shows on demand. As of November 6, there are already three episodes: first, Dorothy with autumn words, second, Les Skinner with hunting words, and third, Neil Redcrow with words for parenting. (You can also follow the “Coffee and Cree” FaceBook group.)
We’re sharing here the audio files and the word lists from the inaugural episode, aired October 27th, featured Dorothy Thunder and vocabulary for fall. Not a moment too soon, either, according to the geese I see out my window!
| Segment 1 | takwākin ( Fall/Autumn season) |
|---|---|
| takwâkin | fall, autumn |
| mikiskāw | later in fall ( freeze up) |
| namōya | no |
| mwāc | no |
| nīpiy(a) | leaf, |
| pēyak nīpiy | one leaf |
| nipiy | water |
| mīhcet nīpiy(a) | many leaf(leaves) |
| nika itwān | I would say |
| nīpiy(a) pahkihtin(wa) | the leaf(ves) is(are) falling |
| takahki | really good, great |
| nitawāsisimak | my children |
| yīkopīwan | frost |
| mōnahaskwēwin | harvesting, digging |
| kistikēwin | planting, farming |
| āskaw | sometimes, from time to time |
| pēyak niska | one goose |
| niska(k) | goose(geese) |
| niskis(ak) | smaller or younger goose(geese) |
| nīpiyis | small leaf |
| kotak aski | in other lands |
| Segment 2 | |
|---|---|
| namoya cēskwa | not yet |
| wīpac | soon |
| kisināsin | it is getting a little cold (weather) |
| kisināw | very cold weather |
| tahkāyāw | very cold weather |
| pimīhāwi pīsim | october (migrating month) |
| kaskatinowi-pīsim | october (freezing month) |
| niska | goose, nikak (pl) |
| sīsīp | duck, sīsīpak (pl) |
| pimihā | fly |
| kimiwan | rain, it is raining |
| tahkipēstāw | freezing rain |
| osāwipak | pumpkin |
| osāwaw | orange |
| mīhcet | a lot, many numbers, in good quantity |
| kwēyask | correct |
| tāpwē | it is true |
| āhkosiw | s/he is sick |
| nitāhkosin | I am sick |
| kitāhkosin, you are sick | |
| niya | me (1st person) |
| kiya | you (2nd person) |
| cimāsin(wa) | it is (they are) short |
| kīsikāw(a) | day(s) |
| cimāsinwa kīsikāwa | the days are getting shorter |
| Segment 3 | |
|---|---|
| nīpiya āhkwatinwa | the leaves are frozen |
| nīpiyā miywāsinwa | the leaves are pretty |
| miywāsin | it is good, it is beautiful |
| atīht nīpiya mikwāwa | some leaves are red |
| kwēyask itwān | you are saying it correctly |
| atīht osāwā | some are yellow |
| atīht askihtakwāw(a) | some are green |
| askihtakwāw | green, it is green |
| askiy | earth |
| nama kīkway | nothing, none |
| ēkosi māka | that’s it |
| kīhtwām kā-wāpamitin | I will see you again |
| mwēstas | later |
| ahpō ēkosi pita | see you in the meantime |
