Tupkwanamuksit Muin, Tupkwanamuksit Muin Koqowey Nemitu’n?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

What Do You See?

Written by: Eric Carle

Translated in the Mi’kmaq Language

Written By: Eric Carle

Re-Created by: Melissa Dedam

Translated with the help of

Serena Sock

Wela'lin

Tupkwanamuksit muin, tupkwanamuksit muin, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k mekwe’k sisip etli-ankamit.

Brown bear, brown bear what do you see?

I see a red bird looking at me.

Mekwe’k sisip, mekwe’k sisip, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k watapsit takali’j etli-ankamit.

Red bird, red bird what do you see?

I see a yellow duck looking at me

Watapsit takali’j, watapsit takali’j, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k musikiskamuksit te’sipow etli-ankamit.

Yellow duck, yellow duck what do you see?

I see a blue horse looking at me.

Musikiskamuksit te’sipow, musikiskamuksit te’sipow, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k stoqnamuksit sqolj etli-ankamit.

Blue horse, blue horse what do you see?

I see a green frog looking at me.

Stoqnamuksit sqolj, stoqnamuskit sqolj, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k nisqananamuksit mia’wj etli-ankamit.

Green frog, green frog what do you see?

I see a purple cat looking at me.

Nisqananamuksit mia’wj, nisqananamuksit mia’wj, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k wape’k lmu’j etli-ankamit.

Purple cat, purple cat what do you see?

I see a white dog looking at me.

Wape’k lmu’j, wape’k lmu’j, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k maqtawe’k jijklue’wj etli-ankamit.

White dog white dog

what do you see?

I see a black sheep

looking at me.

Maqtawe’k jijklue’wj maqtawe’k jijklue’wj, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k nijinkjewamuksit nme’j etli-ankamit.

Black sheep black sheep what do you see?

I see an orange fish looking at me.

Nijinkjewamuksit nme’j, nijinkjewamuksit nme’j, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’k nuji-kina’muet etli-ankamit.

Orange fish, orange fish what do you see?

I see a teacher looking at me.

Nuji-kina’muet, nuji-kina’muet, koqowey nemitu’n?

Nemi’kik mijua’ji’jk etli-ankamijik.

Teacher, teacher what do you see?

I see little children looking at me.

Mijua’ji’jk, mijua’ji’jk, koqowey nemituoq?

Little Children, little children what do you see?

Nemi’ke tjik,

We see a…

tupkwanamuksit muin,

Brown bear,

mekwe’k sisip,

red bird,

watapsit takali’j,

yellow duck,

musikiskamuksit te’sipow,

blue horse,

nisqananamuksit mia’wj

purple cat,

stoqnamuskit sqolj,

green frog,

wape’k lmu’j,

white dog,

maqtawe’k jijkl0ue’wj,

black sheep,

nijinkjewamuksit nme’j,

orange fish

aqq nuji-kina’muet...

and a teacher...

etli-ankamuksiek!

looking at us!

Na nekmewey ninen nemituek!

That’s what we see!