Stoney Nakoda word power: quiz on words from these columns

COFFEE WITH WARREN, with Warren Harbeck
Cochrane Eagle, October 26, 2017

Three Stoney Nakoda names are highlighted in the above art: left, Tatâga Mânî on Cochrane’s metal lamppost banners; centre, Îyâ Mnathka in a painting by Morley artist Roland Rollinmud; and right, Ozîjan, a cartoon character created by the late Morley entertainer Jimmy Kaquitts. What are the English translations for these names? Graphic by Warren Harbeck

This week’s column is a multiple-choice quiz on Stoney Nakoda words that have appeared in these columns in recent years. See how you do in matching up the Stoney expression with the correct English translation. (Answers at the end; don’t peek.)

1. Tatâga Mânî
   1. wears horned headdress
   2. head chief
   3. walking buffalo
2. Îyâ Mnathka
   1. flat rock
   2. first mountain
   3. beautiful face
3. Wazin-îchinabi
   1. pink
   2. oneness
   3. nature’s gift
4. Ahopabi
   1. frozen
   2. respect
   3. smiling
5. Oyade
   1. language
   2. journey
   3. town
6. Wîchastabi
   1. medicine
   2. people
   3. white
7. Mînî Wakâ
   1. sacred water
   2. lake between two mountains
   3. long lake
8. Âba wathtech
   1. good day
   2. sun is shining
   3. nice meeting you
9. Nîbi ne dohâ ptenâ wanch
   1. let’s go fishing
   2. life is very short
   3. it happened a long time ago
10. Îyethkabi
    1. Stoney
    2. Blackfoot
    3. Cree
11. Îsnîyes
    1. hello
    2. compassion
    3. thank you
12. Mîchîn
    1. my father
    2. my mother
    3. my older brother
13. Waûsiginabi
    1. compassion
    2. gratitude
    3. patience
14. Ozîjan
    1. happy dancer
    2. likes powwows
    3. little bear

ANSWERS (with date of column in which that word is explained on website, coffeewithwarren.com):

1. C (July 9, 2015)
2. A (March 5, 2008)
3. B (March 5, 2008)
4. B (Apr. 9, 2015)
5. C (Apr. 9, 2015)
6. B (Aug. 24, 2017)
7. A (Jan. 30, 2008)
8. A (Jan. 30, 2008)
9. B (March 2, 2017)
10. A (Aug. 24, 2017)
11. C (Nov. 14, 2013)
12. C (Jan. 23, 2008)
13. A (Aug. 7, 2014)
14. C (July 14, 2016)

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