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Western Abenaki Lesson 14 Transcript

Please note: There's homework! But, translating the rest of this one should be a breeze. Have fun and enjoy!

Telling Time Song:

Kass8mkipoda / ato / nikw8bi
what time is it / probably / now?
What might the time be now?


ngwed8mkipoda / pab8miwi
One o'clock / about
Its around 1:00


asma / ngwed8mkipodawi
not yet / one o'clock
Its not yet 1:00


paskwad / taba / pabasiwi
its noon / and / a half
It's 12:30


Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
nis8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma nis8mkipodawi
ngwed8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
ns8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma ns8mkipodawi
nis8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
iaw8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma iaw8mkipodawi
ns8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
non8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma non8mkipodawi
iaw8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
ngwed8z kass8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma ngwed8z kass8mkipodawi
non8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
t8baw8z kass8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma t8baw8z kass8mkipodawi
ngwed8z kass8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
ns8zek kass8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma ns8zek kass8mkipodawi
t8baw8z kass8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
noliwi kass8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma noliwi kass8mkipodawi
ns8zek kass8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
mdala kass8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma mdala kass8mkipodawi
noliwi kass8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
ngwed8kaw8mkipoda pab8miwi
asma ngwed8kaw8mkipodawi
mdala kass8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Kass8mkipoda ato nikw8bi
n8witebakad pab8miwi
asma n8witebakad
ngued8kaw8mkipoda taba pabasiwi

Akw8bsandak / Days of the Week:

kadwsanda
wants to be Sunday (Saturday)
sanda
Sunday
kizsanda
after Sunday (Monday)

nisda alokan
second work (Tuesday)
nseda alokan
third work (Wednesday)
iawda alokan
fourth work (Thursday)
skawatukwikiskat
the day of the cross (Friday)

Counting Song (Remix):

pazekw
nis
nas
iaw
nolan
ngwed8z
t8baw8z
ns8zak
noliwi
mdala

bonus song:

Months of the Year (Remix):

alamikos / January
pia8dagos / February
mozokas / March
sogalikas / April
kikas / May
nokkahigas / June
temaskikos / July
temezowas / August
skamonkas / September
penibagos / October
mzatanos / November
pebonkas / December

note: For more on months, follow this link.