Counting in Mi'kmaw = Mawkiljemk Mi'kmawiktuk.
Counting in Mi'kmaw = Mawkiljemk Mi'kmawiktuk.
Alternate Title
:
Counting in Mi'kmaw.
By
:
Gould, Loretta.
Publication Date
:
2018
Publication Information
:
[Halifax, N.S.] : Nimbus Publishing,
Physical Description
:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
Subject Term
:
Micmac Indians -- Juvenile literature.
Counting -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- Juvenile literature.
Micmac language materials -- Bilingual -- Juvenile literature.
Board books.
Genre
:
Bilingual books.
Summary
:
One is Ne'wt, for one bear. Two is Ta'pu, for two women at the sacred fire. Counting from one to ten in English and Mi'kmaw, baby is introduced to both the ancestral language of Mi'kmaki and to Mi'kmaw culture and legend, through beautifully rendered illustrations of important animals, like turtle, bear, and beaver, to concepts integral to the Mi'kmaw world view, like the Four (Ne'w) Directions, and the Seven (L'luiknek) Mi'kmaw teachings. Features bright and detailed illustrations from celebrated Waycobah-based Mi'kmaw illustrator, Loretta Gould.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781771086622
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