Vocabulary Building and Exercises
Chapter 4: Exercise – Colours
With this first set, there are no differences between animate and inanimate.
| Mekwe’k | Red | Wape’k | White | |
| Maqtewe’k | Black | Maqtewimkwe’k | Burgundy/Wine |
With this set however, the words change between animate and inanimate.
| Animate | Color | Inanimate |
| Watapsit | Yellow | Watapek |
| Tupkwanamuksit | Brown | Tupkwanamu’k |
| Nisqunamuksit | Purple | Nisqunamu’k |
| Nikjawiknejewamuksit | Orange | Nikjawiknejewamu’k |
| Sulieweyewamuksit | Silver | Sulieweyewamu’k |
| Jijjuaqitewamuksit | Rust | Jijjuaqitewamu’k |
| Stoqnamuksit | Green | Stoqnamu’k |
| Musqunamuksit | Blue | Musqunamu’k |
| Nijinjewamuksit | Pink | Nijinewamu’k |
| Ntlu’tewamuksit | Grey | Ntlu’tewamu’k |
| Wisawsulieweyewamuksit | Gold | Wisawsulieweyewamu’k |
| Smalkiewamuksit | Copper | Smalkiewamu’k |
| Amalamuksit | Multi-color | Amalamu’k |
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