Innu Aimun
| Innu-aimun | |
|---|---|
| Spoken at | Canada |
| Region | Quebec , Labrador |
| Number of speakers | 11 080 |
| ISO 639-3 | moe |
| IETF | moe |
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The aimun Innu (or is a language spoken by the Innu (Montagnais), Native American people of eastern Canada. The Innu aimun with the cry , the Atikamekw and Naskapi together form a dialect chain of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Rocky Mountains.
Summary |
The Innu language is spoken in 9 communities, but in different dialects. Mashteuiatsh and Pessamit two communities are saying the "n" to "l"; Uin (him), is called "uil" in these two reserves Innu. Then there Essipit , community almost entirely French. And then there Uashat mak (and) Mani-Utenam both located in Sept-Iles. In two villages separated by 16 km, we can already find some differences oral. Then there Ekuanitshit ( Mingan ) Nutashkuan ( Natashquan ) Unamen-shipu ( La Romaine ) and Pakuat-shipu ( Pakua Shipi ), all speaking with a strong intonation. Finally there Matimekush ( Schefferville ), which approximates the dialect Uashat mak Mani-Utenam. In total there are 16 412 Innu, including the two Labrador communities Sheshatshiu and Natuashish.
Given the linguistic differences between the Innu of the North Shore and Pekuakamilnuatsh (Ilnu of Lac-Saint-Jean ) Mashteuiatsh community in 2004 adopted an official language called "Nehlueun.
Examples
Excerpt from a text Montagnais
- Text
- Mashten atushkan-nene, Katsh Ekue mitshishuian UNIAN. Atauitshuapit Ekue ituteian. Mina nitaiati tshetshi minaputsheian. Nimishta-ATA.
- Katsh takushinian nitshinat, Ekue minaputsheian. Nimishta-minaputsheti. Katsh-tshishe minaputsheian Ekue tshishtapunitishuian. Nuitsheuakan peiku nitaimiku tshetshi Natshe-kutueiat.
- French translation
- Last Sunday, after getting up, I ate. Then I went to the store. I bought some berries to make jam. I bought a lot.
- I arrive home, I made jam. I did a lot. Having done, I washed. One of my friends called me to go picnicking.
Idioms
- Innu-Aimi ma! - Speak Innu!
- Kuei! - Hello!
- Tan eshpanin? - How are you?
- Niminupanin - Things are going well
- Tan eishinikashuin? - What's your name?
- Tanite etutein? - Where are you from?
- Tshekuan etutamin? - What are you doing?
- Eshe - Yes
- Mauat - No
- Tshinashkumitin - Merci (Thank you)
- Niaut - Goodbye
- Tanite state? - Where is he? (Moving object)
- Tanite tekuak? - Where is he? (Inanimate object)
Conjugation
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| Animated | Inanimate | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Nuapamau | Nuapaten | I see |
| Tshuapamau | Tshuapaten | You see |
| Uapameu | Uapatam | He sees |
| Nuapamanan | Nuapatenan | We see (Exclusive) |
| Tshuapamanan | Tshuapatenan | We see (Inclusive) |
| Tshuapamanau | Tshuapetenau | You see |
| Uapameuat | Uapatamuat | They see |
References
- Table 24 Aboriginal languages indicators of First Nations, Canada, 2001-2006 , Statistics Canada , 2008-01-15, accessed 9 February 2008
- code (Algonquian)
See also
Internal Links
External Links
- (En) (en) Innu-aimun.ca : elements of vocabulary, dictionaries, spelling, grammar of Innu-aimun.
- Jos Mailhot: The evolution of the Innu
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