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  • I haven't heard this in "tawnkiiyazh". It tugged at my heart. I wish I could speak it. My grandpa left it with him and passed on. I got from this conversation they were talking about food and celebration. Le bullet, le zaff, le tea and cake, pigs and square dancing. Love it thank you

  • is that some skawn on the table?

  • i hear 1/2 words in here are french

  • Love it. My grandparents spoke this language but society made them ashamed to use it and they did not pass it on to their children, such a loss. My family spoke this language since Red River, I would love to learn it but I am so terrible with learning languages

  • @SkinnyWmn69 you're only terrible if you don't put work into it. everyone can learn a language

  • @SaimDI I agree, but it's much easier if there are people around you who know the language so you learn how to say things the right way. My grandparents passed away when I was very young and out of shame in their language they did not pass it down to thier children. But I do agree putting work in does help.I studied Spanish and Cree at university, but I went to Guatemala for a month and therefore can speak more spanish than cree, because I used it with native speakers.

  • @SkinnyWmn69 Yeah, it's a shame there are not so many native-speakers around. But I think you can do it. Good luck with your Cree, Spanish and whichever linguistic adventures you embark on :)

  • Something about grandpa......a dog..cheese..I so wish I could learn the language of my tribe.

  • Something about grandma......a dog..cheese..I so wish I could learn the language of my tribe.

  • I'd love to learn to speak Michif. Unfortunately, I only picked out a few French words, I'm terrible with languages...

  • Does anyone know what they're talking about? I heard "cochon" "boudin" and "tête" I think, so are they talking about eating pigs?

    Very cool

  • thats greath

    mitchif people should keep and teach this mix language.

  • not many people speak this language anymore,it was popular at one time but hardly anyone knows how,it is a lost language unless people do something to bring it back

  • That is so amazing. I am french and understood alot of what they were talking about. Boodin...my mom used to eat that. I told her to arrete.

  • how unique,in Lakota we have adopted a few french words (Bebela) but to incorperate it to this extent and in the use of vowels is interesting.

  • i understood something about grandpa farming pigs but there should be an interpretation so someone can fully understand the michif language i am a michif from Belcourt North Dakota thank you

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