{"id":3777,"date":"2020-08-31T06:24:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T10:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mfw.us\/blog\/?p=3777"},"modified":"2020-08-31T06:24:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T10:24:04","slug":"abenaki-language-my-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mfw.us\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/abenaki-language-my-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Abenaki Language: My Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

During August, I took a fairly intensive beginner course on the Abenaki language. For the last class, our instructor, Jesse Bruchac, at the urging of some of his TAs, requested that all the students perform a one-minute recitation, in Abenaki, of a poem or story of their own choosing.<\/p>\n\n\n

I composed a short introduction to an aspect of life in my paddock; the interaction of the horses and turkeys. It’s all in very basic (“baby talk”) language; present tense, singular — which is all we’ve learned so far. I plan to continue my studies; partly because it’s just plain fun, and also because it gives me insight into Native American culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is what I said, in Abenaki. The pictures shown here were screen-shared in our Zoom session from this file<\/a><\/strong> as I told the story. In another file<\/a><\/strong>, I have shown the English translation, if you are interested in knowing the meaning of the Abenaki words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awani na?
Stewart na, na ases.
Awani nihi wd’asesoma, Stewart?
Stewart nihi nd’asesoma.
Stewart nid\u00f4mba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awani na?
\nSpot na, na ases.
\nAwani nihi wd’asesoma, Spot?
\nAlice nihi wd’asesoma, Spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart ta Spot wli wid\u00f4ba.
\nStewart idam, \u201cSpot, nolidah\u00f4zi aian.\u201d
\nSpot idam, \u201cWliwni, nolidah\u00f4zi aian, achi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00f4neweji nahamak miji malomenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awani na namihok?
\nNahama nihi w’migwenoma.
\nNahama idam wliwni, ta adio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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