West of the Moon (49 page)

Authors: Katherine Langrish

BOOK: West of the Moon

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All the Native American words in the book are from the Mi'kmaq language. Here is a rough guide to pronunciation. As a rule of thumb, âk' is pronounced as a hard âg', and ât' as a light âd'.

eula'qmeujit (ey-oo-
lahk
-may-oo-jeet) â starvation

jenu (
jen
-oo) â ice giant, once a human being

ji'j (
jeej
) â small (a suffix)

jipijka'm (jee-
peej
-gahm) â horned serpent

jipjawej (
jeep
-ja-wedge) â robin

kewasu'nukwej (gee-wa-
soo
-nook-wage) â invisible Other One who chops trees

kiunik (gee-
oon
-ig) â otter

kopit (
go
-peed) â beaver

kwimu (
gwee
-moo) â loon, a diving water bird

kwetejk (gwed-edge-k) â St Lawrence Iroquois people

muin (moo-
een
) â bear

n'kwis (en-
gwees
) â my son

nukumij (noo-
goo
-meej) â my grandmother

nuji'j (noo-jeej) â my grandchild

nujj (en-
oodge
) â my father

plawej (pl-
ow
-wedge) â partridge

sinumkw (seh-
num
-k) â wild goose

skite'kmuj (es-kuh-
deg
-uh-mooj) â ghost

skus (es-
koos
) â weasel

sqoljk (es-
holch
-ig) â frogs

tia'm (dee-
ahm
) â moose

tioml (
dee
-oh-mull) â powerful animal totem

wiklatmu'jk (week-laht-
moo
-jig) â race of tiny Persons who inhabit the shore

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WEST OF THE MOON

Abridged text copyright Â© Katherine Langrish 2011

Illustrations by Tim Stevens 2004, 2007

Katherine Langrish asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

ISBN 978-0-00-739523-1

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