Montagnais language

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Montagnais
Montagnais
Pronunciation /ˌmɔːntənˈjeɪ/
Spoken in See below
Native speakers 1 million (first language)
2 million (second language)
3 million (total)
Language family Algic
Dialects 6 (see below)
Writing system Valois alphabet
Spoken since TBA
Written records since TBA
Official status
Minority language in  Vale

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

Examples[edit | edit source]

Passages from a text in Montagnais[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

To see

Animate Inanimate Valois Aegean
Nuapamau Nuapaten Je le vois I see him/it
Tshuapamau Tshuapaten Tu le vois You see him/it
Uapameu Uapatamu Il le voit He/it sees you
Nuapamanan Nuapatenan On le voit He/it is seen
Tshuapamanan Tshuapatenan Nous le voyons We see him/it
Tshuapamanau Tshuapetenau Vous le voyez You see him/it
Uapameuat Uapatamuat Ils le voient They see him/it