Wayne Jackson – Atoske Itwewina – Work words

Segment 1

nikâwîpan – My late mother

ôtênâhk – In the city 

atoskêmakan – it works

atoskē – root of verb for work ( he/she works -3rd person)

VAI – Atoskēw ( dictionary form / 3rd person – he or she is working)

nitatoskān – I work  ( ni (t) atosk ān )  – VAI ( 1st person)

nitatoskān – you work  (2nd person)

nitatoskānān – WE are working  – (PL EXCL.  we but not you)

kitatoskānaw – WE are working ( pl INCL.  all of us )

kitatoskānāwāw – you are all working

—–

āyiman – it is difficult

āyiman atoskēwin –     difficult work (adding win to the end of the verb changes it to a noun)

Segment 2

namōya mīyo kīsikansin – not having a good day

canawī – be busy ( command )

nicanawīn  – I am busy

namoya ēwako ispayin ōta  – that doesn’t happen here

kihtimikan – a lazy person – noun

kikihtimin – you are lazy – VAI

sōniyāw – money

tipahamāto kīkikāw – pay day

sōniyāwikamikohk – at or in the bank

apīhta kīsikan mīcisowin – lunch time  (literal translation to half the day food)

kiwāpāsin – you are an early riser – VAI

wāpāsiw – he/ she is an early riser ,     ni wāpāsin  – I an an early riser

nīpātēw – VAI , she / he travels late , he,she travels in the dark – 3rd person

ninīpātēw – I travel late  – 1st person

kīsatoskewin – finsihed working

kīsi – pre verb to finish something

nikīsatoskan – I am finished working

Segment 3

napēw – man (animate)

tēhtapiwin – chair (inanimate)

atoskātam – VTI – he/she is working at something inanimate

ni(t)atoskatēn – I am working on something

kitohcikēwin nitatoskatēn – I am working at music

Wayne Jackson – Atoske Itwewina – Work words

Segment 1

nikâwîpan – My late mother

ôtênâhk – In the city 

atoskêmakan – it works

atoskē – root of verb for work ( he/she works -3rd person)

VAI – Atoskēw ( dictionary form / 3rd person – he or she is working)

nitatoskān – I work  ( ni (t) atosk ān )  – VAI ( 1st person)

nitatoskān – you work  (2nd person)

nitatoskānān – WE are working  – (PL EXCL.  we but not you)

kitatoskānaw – WE are working ( pl INCL.  all of us )

kitatoskānāwāw – you are all working

—–

āyiman – it is difficult

āyiman atoskēwin –     difficult work (adding win to the end of the verb changes it to a noun)

Segment 2

namōya mīyo kīsikansin – not having a good day

canawī – be busy ( command )

nicanawīn  – I am busy

namoya ēwako ispayin ōta  – that doesn’t happen here

kihtimikan – a lazy person – noun

kikihtimin – you are lazy – VAI

sōniyāw – money

tipahamāto kīkikāw – pay day

sōniyāwikamikohk – at or in the bank

apīhta kīsikan mīcisowin – lunch time  (literal translation to half the day food)

kiwāpāsin – you are an early riser – VAI

wāpāsiw – he/ she is an early riser ,     ni wāpāsin  – I an an early riser

nīpātēw – VAI , she / he travels late , he,she travels in the dark – 3rd person

ninīpātēw – I travel late  – 1st person

kīsatoskewin – finsihed working

kīsi – pre verb to finish something

nikīsatoskan – I am finished working

Segment 3

napēw – man (animate)

tēhtapiwin – chair (inanimate)

atoskātam – VTI – he/she is working at something inanimate

ni(t)atoskatēn – I am working on something

kitohcikēwin nitatoskatēn – I am working at music

atoskaw – VTA – you work for him or her

nitatoskawāw – I am working for him / her ( 3rd person)

kitatoskawin – you are working for me

ê-atoskawak – i am working for him / her ( 3rd person conjunct)

ē-wī-atoskawakik – I will be working for them  ( 3rd person plural )

pīkopayiw – he/ she is broken

nipīkopayin – I am broken  , I am broke without money

mōy tō sōniyamin – no money

kitayāwāw cī sōniyāw ?  – do you have money ?

kitōsōniyāmin – you have money

kitōsōniyāmin cī? do you have money?

nīsitanaw – 20 

maskihkīwāpoy mōya – not tea (medicine drink)