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Niben

Ode niben yawen.

This is summer.

Vocabulary list:

Niben                                                                       summer season

Ode                                                                         this

Yawen                                                                     is

Folks:
My family and I are taking a much needed rest all next week, so there will be no
APWAD words or phrases during the week of June 14-June 18. I will more than
make up for this upon my return. Neshnabek usually do their spiritual retreats
during this time of year and that is what we shall be doing. Look for our return
to this web site again on June 21, 2004.
Ahau, bama pi mine nwi nebyege,
Neaseno. 

Months/Gizosen

Noeg gizes                                                           seven months

Shwatso gizes                                                     eight months

Zhak gizes                                                            nine months

Mdatso gizes                                                        ten months

Mdatso zhech ngot gizes                                     eleven months

Mdatso zhech nizh gizes                                       twelve months

Mine gizes bmze't                                                 next month


Example:

Mine gizes bmze't gwi zhya men ibe

We will go there next month. 

Months/gizos

Ngwe gizes                                                            one month                                                               
Nizh gizes                                                              two months
Nswe gizes                                                            three months
Nyew gizes                                                            four months
Nyanno gizes                                                         five months
Ngotwatso gizes                                                    six months

Example:

Nwi pa zhya ibe se ngotwatso gizes.

I will go there in six months.

The Julian calendar is based on a 12 moon/month cycle, whereas the typical Native American
calendar is based on 13 moons/months. We will list this for comparison later.

Gizo Msenegen

Wdeton ne gizo msenegen shote?

Do you have a calendar here?

Vocabulary list:

gizo msenegen                                                    calendar/moon paper

Ne                                                                       interrogative

Wdeton                                                               do you all have

Shote                                                                   here

Odanke gishek/Mani gishek

Odanke gishek gi yawen  osnago.
It was Saturday day before yesterday.

Nemew gishek.

Nemew gishek gi yawen wnago.
It was Sunday or Prayer day yesterday.

Vocabulary list:

Odanke gishek                                                              town day/saturday

Mani gishek                                                                   Mary's day

Nemew gishek                                                              Sunday/prayer day

Gi                                                                                  past tense marker

Yawen                                                                          it is/inanimate

 Osnago                                                                       day before yesterday

Wnago                                                                         yesterday

Note:  Some of the old people often referred to Saturday as town day. After working all week,
they would go to town on Saturday to do their weekly shopping. By the same token, those who
were converted Catholics, often referred to it as Mary's day, day of confession, the day before
prayer day, which was Nemew gishek, Prayer Day or Sunday.

Nyew gishek mine Nyano gishek

Nyew gishek mine nyano gishek gwi maw jesh no men.

Thursday and Friday we will have our meeting.

Vocabulary list:

Nyew gishek                                                         4th day or thursday

Nyano gishek                                                        5th day or friday

Gwi                                                                        future tense marker

Maw jesh no men                                                  meet or have a meeting

Have a great week end!

Apta gishek

Apta gishek nwi bya men.

We will come on wednesday or mid week.

Vocabulary list:

Apta gishek                                                            half day/half week day/wednesday

Nwi                                                                        future tense marker

Bya men                                                               we will come                           

Nizh gishek

Nizh gishek yawen ngom.

This is the 2nd day or Tuesday today.

Vocabulary list:

Nizh gishek                                                        2nd day or tuesday

Yawen                                                               it is

Ngom                                                                today

Ngot gishek

Wnago ngot gishek gi yawen

Yesterday it was the first day/monday.

Vocabulary list:

Ngot gishek                                                                first day/monday

Wnago                                                                       yesterday

Gi                                                                               past tense marker

Yawen                                                                        it was/inanimate