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*''Saundeau'': water; saundustee + eau
 
*''Saundeau'': water; saundustee + eau
  
===Days of the Week===
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===The Days of the Week===
 
*''Lungad'': Monday; Lundi + ishkwaa-anama’e-giizhigad  
 
*''Lungad'': Monday; Lundi + ishkwaa-anama’e-giizhigad  
 
*''Margad'': Tuesday; Mardi + niizho-giizhigad  
 
*''Margad'': Tuesday; Mardi + niizho-giizhigad  
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*''Samegad'': Saturday; Samedi + giziibiigisaginige-giizhigad  
 
*''Samegad'': Saturday; Samedi + giziibiigisaginige-giizhigad  
 
*''Dimgad'': Sunday; Dimanche + anama’e-giizhigad
 
*''Dimgad'': Sunday; Dimanche + anama’e-giizhigad
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===The Months of the Year===

Revision as of 21:08, 28 November 2020

Here are a few examples depicting the way certain common Huron words mixed with French words to create a new dialect:

  • Unskat: one; skat + un
  • Tindeux: two; tindee + deux
  • Trenk: three; shenk + trois
  • Andatre: four; anduak + quatre
  • Weeinq: five; weeish + cinq
  • Onnomme: man; onnonhou + homme
  • Ontehmme: woman; ontehtian + femme
  • Saundeau: water; saundustee + eau

The Days of the Week

  • Lungad: Monday; Lundi + ishkwaa-anama’e-giizhigad
  • Margad: Tuesday; Mardi + niizho-giizhigad
  • Mercrewise: Wednesday; Mercredi + aabitawise
  • Jeugad: Thursday; Jeudi + niiwo-giizhigad
  • Vengad: Friday; Vendredi + naano-giizhigad
  • Samegad: Saturday; Samedi + giziibiigisaginige-giizhigad
  • Dimgad: Sunday; Dimanche + anama’e-giizhigad

The Months of the Year