Tshekuan ma?
How come?
Kuei, kuei! Tshekuan etutamin nuitsheuakan?
Hello, hello! What are you doing my friend?
Nasht apu tshekuan tutaman, nitshitamin kie nimueshtaten.
I'm not doing anything, I'm feeling lazy and I'm troubled [I'm sad].
Nimishta-shiuen!
I'm very hungry!
Nishtuat, peikᵘ ishkuess mak nishᵘ napessat.
I have three: one girl and two boys.
Nishiuen. Tshishiuen a? Mua mitshishutau!
I'm hungry. Are you hungry? Come, let's eat!
Nimamitunenitamikun.
I'm worried [about them].
Tshiueuat nananat nitauassimat.
My children have left.
Ekᵘ tshin, tan etin?
And you, what's going on with you?
Tshekuan tshe mitshiakᵘ?
What shall we eat?
Tan etashiht anitshenat?
How many [children] do you have?
Nishk tshika muakanu!
We will eat Canada goose!
