ABENAKI - LESSON TWO

Prepared by: JOSEPH ALFRED ELIE JOUBERT

Pagaiyawal Mhagak

BODY PARTS

When we talk about the parts of the body in the Abenaki language, we see that most of the words begin with the letter (m). Some speakers have taken it upon themselves to drop the (m) from our words and just use the root word. Many speakers will use the third person singular to express a body part. However, when doing so they are actually saying his/her head, arm, leg, etc.

NOUNS	Singular	Plural	Singular locative	Plural locative
the body	mhaga	mhagaal	mhagak	mhagaikok
the back of the body	mbeskwan	mbeskwanal	mbeskwanek	mbeskwanikok
the skull	�dep	�depal	�depek	�depikok
the scalp	mhagakw	mhagakol	mhagakok	mhagakwikok
the brain	wlidb�n	wlidb�nal	wlidb�nek	wlidb�nikok
a live bone	wskan	wskanal	wskanek	wskanikok
the bone marrow	wskannawin	wskannawinal	wskannawinek	wskannawinikok
an empty/dead bone	zigwad	zigwajik	zigwadek	zigwadikok
a skeleton	zigwadwa	zigwadwaal	zigwadwak	zigwadwaikok
the head	mdep	mdepal	mdepek	mdepikok
the forehead	mskadgwa	mskadgwaal	mskadgwak	mskadgwaikok
the back of the neck	mapskokwa	mapskokwaal	mapskowak	mapskowaikok
head hair	mdepkwan	mdepkwanal	mdepkwanek	mdepkwanikok
the body hair	piasso mhagak	piassoal mhagak	piassok mhagak	piassoikok mhagak
the mustache	wito tapsiwi mj�lek	witoal tapsiwi mj�lek	witok tapsiwi mj�lek	witoikok tapsiwi mj�lek
the beard	wito	witoal	witok	witoikok
the pubic hair	piasso tapsiwi mdolkak	piassoal tapsiwi mdolkak	piassok tapsiwi mdolkak	piassoikok tapsiwi mdolkak
the skin	pagadagen	pagadagenal	pagadagenek	pagadagenikok
the face	lidgwa�n	lidgwa�nal	lidgwa�nek	lidgwa�nikok
a pimply face	l�mskihlaidgwa�n	l�mskihlaidgwa�nal	l�mskihlaidgwa�nek	l�mskihlaidgwa�nikok
a pimple	patnesis	patnesisal	patnesisek	patnesisikok
a scar	wesmigan	wesmiganal	wesmeiganek	wesmiganikok
tattoo to the body	awikh�zi mhagak	awikh�zial mhagak	awikh�zik mahagak	awikh�ziikok mhagak
piercing to the body	pogijawa�gan mhagak	pogijaw�ganal mhagak	pogijaw�anek mhagak	pogijaw�ganikok mhagak
the eyebrow	mzibigwan	mzibigwanal	mzibigwanek	mzibigwanikok
the eye lash	mezis�bon	mezis�bonal	mezis�bonek	mezis�bonikok
the eye	mzisekw	mzisekol	mzisekok	mzisekwikok
the tear	mzibigwa�n	mzibigwa�nal	mzibigwa�nek	mzibigwa�nikok
the cheek	nonowa	nonowaal	nonowak	nonowaikok
the ear	matawakw	matawakol	matawakok	matawakwikok
the nose	mj�l	mj�lal	mj�lek	mj�likok
the nostril	mj�l�lagw	mj�l�lagol	mj�l�lagok	mj�l�lagwikok
a snot	saligem	saligemal	saligemek	saligemikok
the lip	azibaskedon	azibaskedonal	azibaskedonek	azibaskedonikok
the mouth	mdon	mdonal	mdonek	mdonikok
the tongue	wilalo	wilaloal	wilalok	wilaloikok
a tooth	wibid	wibidal	wibidek	wibidikok
a false tooth	pilow�bid	pilow�bidal	pilow�bidek	pilow�bidikok
the eye tooth	mzisegw�bid	mzisegw�bidal	mzisegw�bidek	mzisegw�bidikok
a baby tooth	wsk�bid	wsk�bidal	wsk�bidek	wsk�bidikok
the tonsil	aghoda waodaok mdonek	aghodaal waodaok mdonek	aghodak waodaok mdonek	aghodaikok waodaok mdonek
the chin	mdonpikan	mdonpikanal	mdonpikanek	mdonpikanikok
the jaw	mdonpikannigan	mdonpikanniganal	mdonpikanniganek	mdonpikanniganikok
the back of the head	mdepskowa	mdepskowaal	mdepskowak	mdepskowaikok
the throat	kwed�gan	kwed�ganal	kwed�ganek	kwed�ganikok
the throat tendon	kwed�gann�bi	kwed�gann�bial	kwedogannobik	kwed�gannobiikok
the adam's apple	kagaghilem	kagaghilemal	kagaghilemek	kagaghilemikok
the neck	mkwed�gan	mkewd�ganal	mkewd�ganek	mikwed�ganikok
the lung	mpan	mpanal	mpanek	mpanikok
the shoulder	mdelm�gan	mdelm�ganal	mdelm�ganek	mdelm�ganikok
the arm	mpedin	mpedinal	mpedinek	mpedinikok
the armpit	meligwi	meligwial	meligwik	meligwiikok
the elbow	mkeswon	mkeswonal	mkeswonek	mkeswonikok
the wrist	mpedskwewon	mpedskwewonal	mpedskwewonek	mpedskwewonikok
the hand	melji	meljial	meljik	meljiikok
the thumb	mitkwalji	mitkwaljial	mitkwaljik	mitkwaljiikok
the index finger	natamelji	natameljial	natameljik	natameljiikok
the middle finger	n�wakwelji	n�wakweljial	n�wakweljik	n�wakweljiikok
the wedding finger	nibaowelji	nibaoweljial	nibaoweljik	nibaoweljiikok
the baby finger	medasmelji	medasmeljial	medasmeljik	medasmeljiikok
the fist	pedgwelji	pedgweljial	pedgweljik	pedgweljiikok
the nails	mkaza	mkazaal	mkazak	mkazaikok
the joint	�pkweskazia	�pkweskaziaal	�pkweskaziak	�pkweskaziikok
the muscle	kikkwegen	kikkwegenal	kikkwegenek	kikgwegenikok
a build up muscle	kokkwegen	kokkwegenal	kokkwegenek	kokkwegenikok
a tendon	kchi wjat	kchi wjatal	kchi wjatek	kchi wjatikok
a nerve	wjat	wjatal	wjatek	wjatikok
a knuckle	�pkweskazid	�pkweskazidal	�pkweskazidek	�pkweskazidikok
the back	mkeskowon	mkeskowonal	mkeskowonek	mkeskowonikok
the chest	mdolka	mdolkaal	mdolkak	mdolkaikok
the breast	todosw�gan	todosw�ganal	todosw�ganek	todosw�ganikok
the nipple/teat	nonoz	nonozal	nonozek	nonozikok
the rib	mpigasen	mpigasenol	mpigasenek	mpigasenikok
the heart	mlaw�gan	mlaw�ganal	mlaw�ganek	mlaw�ganikok
the vein	mk�jo	mk�joal	mk�jok	mk�joikok
the belly/bowels	mlagzi	mlagzial	mlagzik	mlagziikok
the kidney	mdolo	mdoloal	mdolok	mdoloikok
the intestine	kchi mlagzi	kchi mlagzial	kchi mlagzik	kchi mlagziikok
the naval	mtsi	mtsial	mtsik	mtsiikok
the hip	mzabi	mzabial	mzabik	mzabiikok
the stomach	kaskimigan	kaskimiganal	kaskimiganek	kaskimiganikok
the liver	mskwen	mskwenal	mskwenek	mskwenikok
the loin	m�igan	m�iganal	m�iganek	m�iganikok
the buttock	mgeji	mgejial	mgejik	mgejiikok
the rectum	mlagzidasa	mlagzidasaal	mlagzidasak	mlagzidasaikok
the uvula	wilalosis	wilalosisal	wilalosisek	wilalosisikok
the penis	peniz	penizal	penizok	penizikok
the testicles	pen	penal	penek	penikok
the feces	michigan	michiganal	michiganek	michiganikok
the leg	mk�d	mk�dal	mk�dek	mk�dikok
the thigh	mikkwa	mikkwaal	mikkwak	mikkwaikok
the knee	mkedegw	mkidegol	mkidegok	mkidegwikok
the ankle	�pkweskazia wskijiwi mzidek	�pkweskaziaal wskijiwi mzidek	�pkweskaziadek wskijiwi mzidek	�pkweskaziaikok wskijiwi mzidek
the foot	mzid	mzidal	mzidek	mzidikok
the heel	wagwan	wagwanal	wagwanek	wagwanikok
the toe	mitkwazid	mitkwazidal	mitkwazidek	mitkwazidikok
the big toe	kchi mitkwazid	kchi mitkwazidal	kchi mitkwazidek	kchi mitkwazidikok
the small toe	medaswzid	medaswzidal	medaswzidek	medaswzidikok
the middle toe	n�kwazid	n�nkwazidal	n�kwazidek	n�kwazidikok
the blood	pagakan	pgakanal	pgakanek	pagakanikok
urine	zgihla	zgihlaal	zgihlak	zgihlaikok
puss	meliihla	meliihlaal	meliihlak	meliihaikok
the breath	nasa	nasaal	nasak	nasaikok
sperm	l�mbikwsobaga	l�mbikwsobagaal	l�mbikwsobagak	l�mbikwsobagaikok
dandruff	mizwa	mizwaal	mizwak	mizwaikok
head lice	n�phiz	n�phizak	n�phizek	n�phizikok
body lice	akem�	akem�k	akem�k	akem�ikok
ear wax	mtawa�mwaipmi	mtawa�mwaipmial	mtawa�mwaipmik	mtawa�waipmiikok
nose drip	mlaligem	mlaligemal	mlaligemek	mlaligemikok
erection	saska	saskaal	saskak	saskaikok
defecate	pagidam	pagidamal	pagidamek	pagidamikok
passing gas	todosadohlan chibaiskwedek	todosadohlanal chibaiskwedek	todosadohlanek chibaiskwedek	todosadohlanikok chibaiskwedek
urination	sigiw�gan	sigiw�ganal	sigiw�ganek	sigiw�ganikok
feces	mijigan	mijiganal	mijiganek	mijiganikok
menstruation	kwagihlaw�gan pazgo kisos	kwagihlaw�ganal pazgo kisos	kwagihlaw�ganek pazgo kisos	kwagihlaw�ganikok pazgo kisos
sweat	�psazi	�psazial	�psazik	�psaziikok
bile	wizzi	wizzial	wizzik	wizziikok
spit	zisigo	zisigaol	zisigok	zisigoikok

ABENAKI - LESSON TWO

Prepared by: JOSEPH ALFRED ELIE JOUBERT

BODY PARTS

NOUNS

Singular

Plural

Singular locative

Plural locative

the body

the back of the body

the skull

the scalp

the brain

a live bone

the bone marrow

an empty/dead bone

a skeleton

the head

the forehead

the back of the neck

head hair

the body hair

the mustache

the beard

the pubic hair

the skin

the face

a pimply face

a pimple

a scar

tattoo to the body

piercing to the body

the eyebrow

the eye lash

the eye

the tear