"The Abenaki Language"



Say        the parts of       the days       of the week.

Ida        pagaiyawal        kisokol        negwedsandak.

Say the parts of the days of the week.

Ida pagaiyawal kisokol negwedsandak.

Days

pamkisgak = today

kwankisokok = all day long

kisokw = a day

kisokol = the days

nôwiwi kisokok = mid day

nakwaltak kisokok = the following/next day

nosokak kisokok = the following day

asma pamkisgak = before today

kizi pamkisgak = after today

sipkikisokok = a day later

kisgadiwi = in the daytime

Weeks

negwedsanda = a week

negwedsandaal = the weeks

negwedsandak = this week

pabmalokamgak = last week

kwansandak = all week long

nakwaltak sandak = next week

asma negwedsandak = before the week

kizi negwedsandak = after the week

nosokak sandak = the following week

sipkinewedsandak = a week later

When? Yesterday? Tomorrow?

saba = tomorrow

kizi sabak = after tomorrow

kisokw kizi sabak = the day after tomorrow

wlôgwa = yesterday

kisokw asma wlôgwak = the day before yesterday

kizi wlôgwak = after yesterday

asma sabak = before tomorrow

saba tebokok = tomorrow night

achakwiwik = tomorrow morning

saba wlôgok = tomorrow evening

Time of Day? Morning? Evening?

wlôgw = evening

wlôgol = evenings

pamlôgwik = this evening

wlôgwiwi = in the evening

tebokw = night

tebokol = in the night

asma tebokok = the night before

chakwa = morning

chakwak = this morning

chakwaal = mornings

waospôzaki = early morning

waospôzakial = early mornings

waospôzakiiwi = in the early morning

waospôzakiiwial = in the early mornings

wlôgwa spôzowik = yesterday morning

achakwiwik = tomorrow morning

kizi chakwak = after this morning

nôwidbakad = midnight

asma nôwidbakad = before midnight

kizi nôwidbakad = after midnight

sôkhipozid kisos = sunrise

asma sôkhipozid kisos = before sunrise

kizi sôkhipozid kisos = after sunrise

sôkhipozidiwi kisos = during sunrise

nakilhôd kisos = sunset

asma nakilhôd kisos = before sunset

kizi nakilhôd kisos = after sunset

paskwa = Noon

paskwak = at Noon

kwaskwai paskwak = exactly at Noon

asma paskwa = before Noon

kizi paskwa = afternoon

nôwakwa = mid afternoon

saba kizi paskwak = tomorrow afternoon



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