"The Abenaki Language"

Let us talk about Autumn...

Ôdokazida pabachi tagwôgo.




There are four distinct weather changes in one year.

There are four seasons in a year.

Adoji iaw kinawiwi pilowakisgajik negwidjigadenwaiwi.

tagwôgo      autumn

tagwôgoik      when it is autumn

alitagwôgoik      the way autumn is

alwawigen tagwôgo      it is almost autumn

tagwôgwa      last autumn

nialitagwôgo      a year ago last autumn

tagwôgiga      next autumn

nakwaltak tagwôgoik      it is next autumn

pamtagwôgoik      this autumn

tagwôgoiwitta      this very autumn

asma tagwôgoik      before autumn

asma pamtagwôgoik      before this autumn

kizi tagwôgoik      after autumn

kizi pamtagwôgoik      after this autumn

tagwôgoiwi      in the autumn

pamitagwôgoik      during autumn

tagwôgi      every autumn

wakasitagwôgo      a few autumns

kasitagwôgo      many autumns

kasitagwôgowaiwi      for many autumns

tagwôgihlan      autumn is coming

môjatagwôiwi      at the beginning of autumn

môjaiwigen tagwôgo      it is the beginning of autumn

môjaiwigen tagwôgoiwi      it is in the beginning of autumn

nosokak tagwôgoik      it is the following autumn

wanaskiwigen tagwôgo      it is at the end of autumn

wanaskiwi tagwôgo      at the end of autumn

matanaskiwigen tagwôgo      it is the end of autumn

machiwi tagwôgo      the end of autumn

mziwitagwôgo      all autumn

mziwigen tagwôgo      it is all autumn

naoji tagwôgo      some of the autumn

tagwôgo tagwagwiwi      autumn is finished

nanôtagwôgo     the middle of autumn

nanôtagwôgoiwi     in the middle of autumn

zibkiwi tagwôgo    late autumn

zibkiwi tagwôgoiwi     in late autumn

wskitagwôgo     early autumn

wskitagwôgoiwi     in early autumn

tagwôgohla     autumn comes

tagwôgwasin     autumn arrives

nôwitagwôgo     mid autumn

nôwitagwôgoiwi     in mid autumn

nanôwigen tagwôgo     it is the middle of autumn

zibkiwigen tagwôgo     it is late autumn

wskiwigen tagwôgo     it is an early autumn




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