Conversational Mi'gmaq

Below is a table of useful phrases in Mi'gmaq. Unlike in English, Mi'gmaq makes a distinction between you singular and you plural (similar to "y'all"). However, in the plural there is another distinction between you dual (two people) and you plural (three or more people). Thus, when speaking you must always make the distinction between if there is one, two, or 3+ people. For basic verb conjugations see VAI.

English	Mi'gmaq	Notes
Hi	Gwe'
Thank you	Wela'lin	One person to another person. Lit. 'you are good to me'
Thank you	Wela'lioq	One person to many people
Thank you	Wela'lieg	Two or more people to one or more people
Yes	E'e	pronounced "ehe"
No	Moqwa
What's up?	Taliaq?
Not much	Mu talianug
How are you?	Me' talein?	Asking one person
How are you?	Me' talioq/talultioq?	Asking two people/asking three or more
I'm fine. And you?	Welei. Gatu gi'l(ew)?	Response to Me' talein?. gi'l is second person singular, gi'lew is second person dual and plural.
Good morning!	Weliegsipu'g
Good day!	Weligisgug!
Good night (before bed)	Welimpa	literally: sleep well
Happy birthday!	Uliajipuna'!
What is your name?	Taluisin (gi'l)?/Taluisioq (gilew)?/Taluisultioq gilew?	To one person/to two people/to three or more people
My name is...	Teluisi...
Where are you from?	Tami tett tle'awin?/tami tett tle'awioq?/tami tett tle'awultioq?	To one person/to two people/to three or more people
I am from...	Tle'awi... -g	the -g denotes location. Therefore if you were to say I am from Listuguj it would be Tle'awi Listugujg. Note the -g at the end of Listuguj
Let's go eat!	Najjimijjinej!
I don't understand.	Mu nestamu
Do you speak Mi'gmaq?	'Nnuisin?	To one person
Yes, I speak Mi'gmaq	E'e, 'nnuisi
No, but I understand.	Moqwa, pasna nestasi.
How do you say ... in Mi'gmaq?	Tal tluwen ... 'nnuigtug?
Speak to me in Mi'gmaq	'Nnugluli
Sorry	Mesgei
I am so sorry	Mawimsgei
Forgive me	Apigsitui	This is used when you have done something very bad.