A Voice from the Eastern Door
Congratulations on your wedding
1. Óh nahsewákiere kí:ken onkiahia'kserò:kten? What did you all do this past weekend?
2. Ionkwaten'niota'nónhne We went to a wedding
3. Ónhka wa'akóniake? Who got married?
4. Riienhwatèn:'a My nephew
5. Ónhka wahotíniake? Who did he marry?
6. Iakonkwe'tí:io Wilkwenkoong nikiakawé:non A beautiful girl from Wiikwemkoong
7. Ka'nón:we iahotíniake? Where was the wedding?
8. Ionkwehnhónsa tsi kiakonónhsote At my mother-in-law's house
9. Óhnà:ken aten'én:rakon In the backyard
10. Iokennorón:ne ne Entákta? Didn't it rain on Saturday?
11. Ohrhon'kè:ne wa'okén:nore It rained in the morning.
12. Iotohétston nénkie ion'wesénhne It was nice in the afternoon.
13. Akwáh kénh tsi nihonakióhkwa ne sahwá:tsire tho: iehón:neskwe? Was your whole family there?
14. Hén, thó:ha tsi niionkwakióhkwa ne onkwahwá:tsire thò: ieiakwéskwe Yes, almost all our family was there
15. Oh ni:ioht ne o'wà:ron tekahnenna'taiéhston? How was the hash?
16. Ia wekon'ón:ne ne kákhwa ok ó:ni ne o'wà:ron tekahnenna'taiéhston The food was delicious including the hash
17. Othé:nen kénh wáhserite? Did you cook anything?
18. Hén, rikstén:ha tánon i:'i iorihwakaiòn:'on kana'tarokhón:we wa'akenón:ni ken'niionhontésha tekaiehston Yes. My husband and I made the traditional cornbread with strawberries
19. Oh nahò:ten wà:ontste ne iakoniákon? What did the bride wear?
20. Ió hskats tekatsi'nehtará:ron o'wháhsa She wore a beautiful beaded skirt.
21. Akaónha iakóhshon ne akokia'tawì:tshera. Ie'níkhons. She made her own dress. She is a seamstress.
22. Oh nahò:ten wà:ratste ne roniákon? What did the groom wear?
23. Orihwakaionhnéha atahkwenniáhtshera wà:ratste He wore his traditional outfit
24. Óh nikana'tarò:ten ne teiona'taratsikhè:tare iakoniákstha rotiién:tahkwe? What kind of wedding cake did they have?
25. Akwáh nè:'e aonhà:'a kana'tarakon'ón:ne wa'onkhina'taráhrhase They served the best kind of wedding cake
26. Tshákharaht nikana'taro'ténhne ne iakoniákstha teiona'taratsikhè:tare It was a chocolate wedding cake
27. A kwé:kon kénh wesewaten'nikonhró:ri? Did you all have a good time?
28. Hen, wa'akwaten'nikonhró:ri Yes, we had a very good time
29. Akwe:kon ronatshennón:ni Everyone was so happy
30. Tehninahkwí:io They are a beautiful couple
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