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[ladyimaginarium]

moon in our& indigenous languages!

mi'kmawi'simk: tepknuset wolastoq: nipawset michif: la leun abenaki: kizos huron-wendat: wahsonta'yeh yändicha' hebrew: yare'ach/יָרֵחַ / levanah/לְבָנָה yiddish: levanah/לבֿנה

[atuomkomin]

does anyone know where i can find a copy of the mi’kmaw dub of chicken run? i don’t mind pirating it if there’s no easy alternative but i’d like to support the creators if possible

[kola-and-sea]

Klao Lesson #1: Numerals + Counting!

For your first lesson, let's off with something easy: how to count or slɛ̀!

One - Dôɛ Two - Sɔ́n Three - tan Four - nyìɛ̀ Five - Mù

My favorite thing about Kru is that it is a base five language. This means every value after five is modified with five as the root. For example, instead of "five (mù)" being followed by "six," it is followed by "five plus one (mùnéɛ́do)". Néɛ́ is your modifier. Think of it as saying "plus" in your number. The notable exception is "nine(sopádo)".

Six - mùnéɛ́do Seven - mùnéɛ́sɔ́n Eight - mùnéɛ́tan Nine - sopádo

When you reach ten, you get a new value (puɛ). You start again from ten, the modifier, and your values up to ten.

Ex: 12 is Puɛnéɛ́do, while 18 is Puɛnéɛ́mùnéɛ́tan.

Ten - Puɛ Eleven - Puɛnéɛ́do Twelve - Puɛnéɛ́sɔ́n Thirteen - Puɛnéɛ́tan Fourteen - Puɛnéɛ́nyìɛ̀ Fifteen - Puɛnéɛ́mù Sixteen - Puɛnéɛ́mùnéɛ́do Seventeen - Puɛnéɛ́mùnéɛ́sɔn Eighteen - Puɛnéɛ́mùnéɛ́tan Nineteen - Puɛnéɛ́sopahdo

It may look tedious but the rule is fairly simple.

This rule continues into the rest of the tens values with a twist, so pay attention:

Ten and Twenty are the only unique tens values with their own unique root. The rest of the tens are multiples of twenty with ten added to them if they're odd. So 40 is 20 x 2, while 70 is 20 x 3 + 10. From there, you follow the same steps as in the tens. So your new number construction is as follows: Wlòh (sɔ́n or nyìɛ̀) néɛ́ puɛ (ones value).

Here is a series of twenty to best explain:

Twenty - Wlòh Twenty-one - Wlòhnéɛ́dôɛ Twenty-two - Wlòhnéɛ́sɔ́n Twenty-three - Wlòhnéɛ́tan Twenty-four - Wlòhnéɛ́nyìɛ̀ Twenty-five - Wlòhnéɛ́mù Twenty-six - Wlòhnéɛ́mùnéɛ́do Twenty-seven - Wlòhnéɛ́mùnéɛ́sɔ́n Twenty-eight - Wlòhnéɛ́mùnéɛ́tan Twenty-nine - Wlòhnéɛ́sopádo Thirty - Wlòhnéɛ́puɛ (20 + 10)

There's even bigger numbers of course. But the get slightly easier.

100 - wlòhmù (20 x 5) 200 - wlòhpuɛ (20 x 10) 1000 - fug͡bɛ̀ 2000 - fug͡bɛ̀ sɔ́n (1000 x 2)

Think you got all that? Great! Practice with this Quizlet!

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afro-indigenous [ojibway & ethiopian]

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[ladyimaginarium]

on plains indigenous sign language / hand talk.

[ladyimaginarium]

indigenous activism in mi'kmawi'simk

maqamikew apajiksua'toq — land back

msit mijau’ji’j kesite’tasit — every child is cherished

jenpiek moqwa ejela'tekeiek — idle no more

ejela'tekeiek kemutnalaji wijikumatl — no more stolen sisters/siblings (literally translated to brothers/sisters/gender neutral siblings as gender neutral as it can be used for any gender)

samqwan puna mimajuaqan — water is life

antakuej espe’kl — black lives matter

[ladyimaginarium]

house of the dragon vocab in mi'kmawi'simk & michif !

Wapaltugwat - White Haired - Mi'kmawi'simk

Wapgwat - "He/She has white hair" - Mi'kmawi'simk

Puktew Aq Maltew - "Fire And Blood" - Mi'kmawi'simk

Feu Miina Saan - "Fire And Blood" - Michif

Sa'qawei, Teliaq Aq Melgita't - The Strong, The True, & The Brave - Mi'kmawi'simk

Lii Maashkowishiiw, Lii Taapway Miina Lii Shoohkitayhew - "The Strong, The True & The Brave" - Michif

Ninen Wasoqon Awti'j - "We Light The Way" - Mi'kmawi'simk ( note: 'awti'j' actually means path, anything around 'the way' in this language usually refers to "in the way" of something so i& changed the word slightly ! )

Niiyanaan Shaashkaha Lii Otay Tayhkay - "We Light The Way" - Michif

Pejipuk - "Winter Is Coming" - Mi'kmawi'simk

Puktew Wjit Puktew - Fire To Fire - Mi'kmawi'simk

Maltew Wjit Maltew - Blood For Blood - Mi'kmawi'simk

Maqtewe'k - Black - Mi'kmawi'simk

Stoqonamu'g - Dark Green - Mi'kmawi'simk ( note: it can also literally translate to 'it is fir free colored', there's no one word for green in mi'kmawi'simk, there's only light green & dark green ! )

Nwaenr - Black - Michif

Ver - Green - Michif

Jipijga'm(ug) - Horned serpent(s) - Mi'kmawi'simk ( note: not a dragon persay, but in this instance i'm& using it as a replacement for dragon )

Qasawo'q Mutputi - Iron Throne - Mi'kmawi'simk ( note: there is no word for throne in mi'kmawi'simk, so i& used chair instead! )

Li Ferr Ita La Renn Miina La Rway Ka Ayapichik - Iron Throne - Michif

Elege'wit - King - Mi'kmawi'simk

Elege'wi'skw(aq) - Queen(s) - Mi'kmawi'simk

Elege'wi'skwe'j - Princess - Mi'kmawi'simk

Elege'witji'j - Prince - Mi'kmawi'simk

Elege'wi'skwe'j Aq Elege'wi'skw - The Princess And The Queen - Mi'kmawi'simk

Lii Praynses Miina La Renn - The Princess And The Queen - Michif

Tepgise'k Elege'witji'j - The Rogue Prince - Mi'kmawi'simk ( note: used loner instead of rogue considering the word doesn't exist & it's a synonym anyway! )

Lii Krosh Prayns - The Rogue Prince - Michif ( note: literally translated to The Roguish Prince bc the other word is rly long )

Wenji'guom - House - Mi'kmawi'simk

Matntimk - War - Mi'kmawi'simk

Poqjin'timk - Beginning Of War - Mi'kmawi'simk

Matnaggewaqan - Fight / Battle / Struggle - Mi'kmawi'simk

Sma'gnis(g) - Soldier(s) - Mi'kmawi'simk

Kishchiihtaytakooshihk - Royal - Michif

Kaanootinitoohk - War - Michif

[kola-and-sea]