CHAPTER SEVEN:
FAMILY LANGUAGE
pone iyo
place it here
ni alihato
do it that way
wisawhto
put it away
wisawahton
I put it away
wihkʷene
take it
pekihton
clean it
kestakəna
I wash him (AN clothing)
nəkestakənəmən
I wash it (INAN clothing)
Guiding Henry David Thoreau on Pine Stream, a tributary of the West Branch of the Penobscot River, Joseph Attean kills a moose.
Chapter One...Greetings and Introductions
Chapter Two...Things You May Say to a Child
Chapter Three...Things I Say To Mahseyo In The Morning
Chapter Four...Things to Say to a Guest
Chapter Five...Parents and Grandparents
Chapter Six...Family Language
Chapter Seven...Family Language
Chapter Eight...Family Language
Chapter Nine...Family Language
Chapter Ten...Frybread Recipe
Chapter Eleven...Family Language
Chapter Twelve...kələpemo
Chapter Thirteen...At the first thunder shower in the spring