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Mauat apu nishtuapamak! Nipa minueniten mishkut nishtuapamak.

No, I don't know him! I'd like to know him though.

Eukuan miam, eku!

Great, okay!

Minuatamᵘ iapatshiati uasheshkunakapeshakana.

He really likes wearing jeans.

Tshika uauitamatin apishish.

I'll tell you a bit about him.

Ekᵘ ma, tan eshi-atishauiateniti ussishikua kie upishkueuna?

And what colour are his eyes and his hair?

Nipakueniten tshetshi uapamak.

I look forward to seeing him.

Nika uitamuau tshetshi takushinit ute minu-tshishikaniti.

I'll ask him to come over when the weather is nice.

Mak patshuiannu tshekamutati mak kanapua upishakanassina.

And wearing a shirt and also his moccasins.

Shakuenimu eka auennua neshtuapamati.

He's shy when he doesn't know people.

Miam nin.

Like me.

Kashteuanua ussishikua kie nenua upishkueuna. Tshinuapishkueuneu, kakanuapishkueuneu.

He has black eyes and hair. He has long hair.

Tapue a!

Really!

Kaien, ma tshinishtuapamau nuitsheuakan Pien?

Gaëlle, do you know my friend Pierre?

Tshinuashkushiu, tshitshue tshinuashkushiu.

He's tall, really tall.

Tshimakateu kie.

He's thin (lean) too.

Mishta-minuenitakushu kie uitenitakushu tepatshimuti.

He's very nice and he's funny when he tells stories.

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