Montagnais language

The Montagnais language is an isolate language in Vale, spoken natively by about 1 million people, the Montagnais people.

Passages from a text in Montagnais

 * Text
 * Mashten-atushkan nene, katshi unian ekue mitshishuian. Atauitshuapit ekue ituteian. Mina nitaiati tshetshi minaputsheian. Nimishta-aiati.
 * Katshi takushinian nitshinat, ekue minaputsheian. Nimishta-minaputsheti. Katshi tshishi-minaputsheian ekue tshishtapunitishuian. Nuitsheuakan peiku nitaimikuti tshetshi natshi-kutueiat.
 * Aegean translation
 * Last Sunday, after waking up, I ate. Then, I went to the corner store. I bought berries to make some jam. I bought a lot of it.
 * Arriving home, I did the jam. I did a lot of it. After having made some, I washed myself. One of my friends called me to have a picnic.

Common sentences

 * Innu-aimi ma! - Parle donc Montagnais! - Speak Montagnais!
 * Kuei! - Bonjour! - Hello!
 * Tan eshpanin? - Comment ça va? - How are you?
 * Niminupanin - Je vais bien - I'm fine
 * Miam - Ça va bien - It's going well
 * Tan eshinikashuin? ou Tan eshinikatikauin? - Comment t'appelles-tu? - What is your name?
 * Auen tshin? - Qui es-tu? - Who are you?
 * Tanite uetshipanin? - D'où viens-tu? - Where are you from?
 * Tan etatupipuneshin? - Quel âge as-tu? - How old are you?
 * Tshekuan etutamin? - Que fais-tu? - What are you doing?
 * Apu tshekuan tutaman - Je ne fais rien - I don't do anything
 * Eshe - Oui - Yes
 * Mauat - Non - No
 * Tshinashkumitin - Merci - Thank you
 * Iame ou Niaut - Au revoir - Farewell
 * Tanite etat? - Où est-il? - Where is he? (animate object)
 * Tanite tekuak? - Où est-il? - Where is it? (inanimate object)
 * Tshekuan ma ? - Pourquoi? - Why?
 * Tanite nana etutamin nitassi? - Qu'as-tu fait de mon pays? - What have you done of my country?

Conjugation
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