Ayiki Pisim (Frog Moon)
Aᔨᑭ Pᐃᓯᒼ (Fᕒᐅg Mᐆᐣ)
Nisto isko tepakohp
Nᐃᐢᑐ ᐃᐢᑯ ᐟeᐸᑯᐦᑊ
April 3-7, 2023 (Spring Break)
Tansi – hello
Namoya nantow (manan tow) – I am fine
Ekwa Kiya – And you
Namoyah nantow nista – I am fine too
Tansi Kitsikason (Kit sik ason)- What is your name
[Your Name] Nitsikason (Nit sik ason) – [Name] is my name
Tanti ochi Kiya – Where are you from
[Place] niya ochi – I am from (place) eg. Kapawe’no ochi niya
Ninohtetotan wawewkamik (Nin ohte to tan waya wew kamik) – I need to go to outhouse
Ninohte minikweyan (nin ohte minihkwan) – I need a drink
Nehiyawewin Curriculum (A.6.1)
Give Introduce interesting vocabulary that students would enjoy saying, such as ap’scikâhkâkîs (magpie)
and ôhô (owl).
After students are introduced to the syllabics chart and pronunciation, they sing the “Syllabics Song” through echo practice. Encourage students to make hand gestures along with the sounds given in the song.
Words included here are:
Moci kihta (mo-ci-kihta) – have fun
Moci Kiso (mo-ci-ki-so) – he/she’s fun
Pahpi (pah pih) – laugh
Pahpihta (pah pih ta) – to laugh at
Pahpihat (pah pih hat) – laugh at him/her
Weyahtitum (wey ah tih tum) – found it funny
Metawewin (me tah we win) – games
Mohchokaso (moo choo kahso) – foolish
Kakepatisit (kah kee paht sit) – being foolish/crazy
Kihtey-ay-ak mistahi pahpowak (kih tee ya yak mis ta hi pah poo wak) – The Elders laughed a lot
Ki-moci-kihtan ci? (ki mo chi kih tan chi) – Did you have fun?
Ni-moci-ki-yun! (ni mo chi ki yun) – I sure had fun
Wisakeycaw/Wisahkechak (we sahk key caw/ we sahk key chak) – trickster
Last modified: April 11, 2023
