Kathy Hamelin

Kathy Hamelin – Feelings and emotions 

Kokum Kathy is originally from Peace River area but now calls Edmonton her home. She is a Cree language teacher with the Learning Centre in Edmonton  and has contributed greatly to the community as not only a teacher but also an advocate seeking justice for the homeless and First Nations women, people and youth .

Segment 1

āsay – already, without delay

mīna – and

kitatamiskâtin – I greet you  – VTA   , ki (t) atamiskât in

āta wiya – however, although

sâkitawâhk sîpîhk  – peace river 

kētahtawē – suddenly

pêyako-kîsikâw – one day

ēkwa – and, also

kitôtêminawak – your and your friends

nêhiyawi-mâmitonêyihcikan – Cree thinking , Cree thoughts

tāpiskōc ōma- for instance , this , then when 

mōniyāw  māmitonēyihicikan – white man way of thinking

kâkîcihiwêwin  – comforting, consolation, healing with words

miywêyihtamowin – happiness, contentment (noun NI)

nimiywêyihtên ta mêtawêyân – “I am happy I am going to play ”

nimiywêyihtên kêyâpic ê-pimâcihoyân  – ” I am happy I am still alive”

tâhto kîsikâw  kâ-koskopayiyân  “every day that I wake up “

nimiywêyihtên – I am Happy

Niya – Me ( ni prefix)  , myself

kiya – you ( ki prefix)

nimiywêyihtên cî ? – are you happy?

wiya – 3rd persom , that person

wista – 3rd person , that person as well

wista miywēyihtam – that person is happy ( 3rd person)

wâhkôhtowin – relationship , kinship

Segment 2 

nikîwâtêyihtên – I feel lonely

nikîwâtêyimâw – I  am lonely for that person

nikîwâtêyimâw nikâwiy- I am lonely for my mother

paskwâwiyiniwak – plains Cree people (pl)

sakâwâwiyiniwak – woods Cree people ( pl)

nikaskêyimâw – I am missing someone (3rd person)

kikaskêyimâw ci kikâwiy ? – are you lonesome for your mother?

nikosis – my son

mîciso – you eat ( command)

nimîcison – I eat

kimîcison – you eat

nikosis mîcisow – my son eats  (3rd person)

âsay mîcisow nikosis  – my son already ate 

ê-mîcisot – he is eating (conjunct)

ê-wî-mîcisot – my son WILL eat ) (future tense conjunct)

âsay ê-kî-mîcisowahk – those people (3rd person plural) have already eaten (past tense conjunct)

mêkwâc  – currently, right now , at the present time 

mêkwâc mîcisowahk – those people are eating right now 

nimîcisonân – WE are eating ( including me but not you )

kimîcisonâwâw ? – did you all eat

ê-wî-mîcisoyahk –  we  (you included) are going to eat  ( future tense conjunct)

mîcisotân – you and we eat  , let’s eat

nipâtân – let’s all sleep (you and us)

Segment 3

ê-nêhiyawêyâhk – we (but not you) are speaking Cree

ê-papâmohtêyâhk êkwa nêhiyawi ê-pā- pîkiskwâtitoyâhk – we are walking together and speaking Cree to each other as we are walking 

kiminihkwân maskihkîwâpoy – you are drinking tea

maskihkîwâpoy ê-minihkwêyân – As i am drinking tea

ê-minihkwêtwaw – as they are drinking tea (3rd person)