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Welcome to our Interactive Mi'kmaq Colors Poster!

We have created this resource to help teach Mi'kmaq in a fun and engaging way.

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Scroll below to see the Mi'kmaq name of the color and how to pronounce it.

 

Click the play button to hear our students naming the color in Mi'kmaq.

Author: Jerron Augustine, Co-Author: Lenore Augustine, Translations/Recordings: Geralyn Denny, Audio/Recordings: Marcus Augustine and Atilla Augustine

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Nis-Ga-na-moog

niskanamu'k

The word for the color purple is based on the word for bruise - niskan.

Niskanamu'k means the color of a bruise.

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Doop-gwa-na-moo-g

Tupkwanamu'k

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The word for the color brown is based on the word for sand - tupkwan.

Tupkwanamu'k means the color of sand.

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pkumanam'k

Ku-Ma-na-moog

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stoqnamu'k

Sto-Oh-Na-Moog

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nijinjewamu'k 

Neh-jin-Ji-wa-moog

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wataptek

Wah-Dup-Deg

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Wah-Bim-gweg

wapimkwe'k

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Mah-K-Da-Weg

maqtawe'k

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Wah-B-Eg

wape'k

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Meh-Gweg

mekwe'k

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