Vocabulary Building and Exercises
Chapter 9: Time and Space Vocabulary – Weather
Weather
| Mi’kmaw | English | ||
| Talikiskik? | What’s the weather like? | ||
| Talikiskitew? | What’s the weather going to be like? | ||
| Kikpesatew. | It’s going to rain. | ||
| Psatew. | It’s going to snow. | ||
| Welikiskitew. | It’s going to be a nice day. | ||
| Ewne’tew. | It will be foggy. | ||
| Ju’satew. | It’s going to be windy. | ||
| Welieksitpuk. | It’s a good morning. | ||
| Welikiskik | Nice day. | ||
| Wini kiskik. | Not a nice day. | ||
| Weli wula’k. | Nice evening. | ||
| Wini wula’k. | Not a nice evening. | ||
| Tepkik. | Night. | ||
| Weli wla’kw. | Good night. | ||
| Pesaq. | Snowing. | ||
| Kikpesaq or kispesaq. | Raining. | ||
| Weju’sɨk | Windy. | ||
| U’n | Fog. | ||
| Ewne’k. | Foggy. | ||
| Aluk. | Cloud. | ||
| Alukwaiq. | Clouding over. | ||
| Eptek. | Hot day. | ||
| Teke’k. | Cold day. | ||
| Teke’k tata’n | I’ll say it’s cold. | ||
| Walqwan. | Rainbow. | ||
| Welaqna’maq. | Downpouring. | ||
| Wosoqɨtesk. | Lightning. | ||
| Kaqtukowik. | Thundering. | ||
| Na’ku’setewik. | Sunny. | ||
| Metu’na’q. | Stormy. | ||
| Na’kuset. | Sun. | ||
| Tepknu’set. | Moon. | ||
| Kloqoej. | Star. | ||
| Puktewit. | Comet. | ||
| Skɨte’kmujuawti. | Milky Way. | ||
| Wekatesk. | Northern Lights. | ||
| Poqninpa’q. | Starting to get dark. | ||
| Wju’sn. | Wind. | ||
| Walqupaqtek. | Mud Puddle. | ||
| Apli’kmujuipsaq. | Rabbit snow (fluffy flakes). | ||
| Wassitpa’q. | Moonlit night. | ||
| Kloqoejuitpa’q. | Starry night. | ||
| Nujkima’q. | Snow melting. | ||
| Wastew. | Snow (on the ground). | ||
| Musqun. | Sky. | ||
| Kiwkw. | Earthquake. | ||
| Kejitoq pesaq. | S/he knows it’s snowing. | ||
| Tip! Pa’q at the end of a word means it has to do with night. | |||
