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Nika uitamuau tshetshi takushinit ute minu-tshishikaniti.

I'll ask him to come over when the weather is nice.

Kaien, ma tshinishtuapamau nuitsheuakan Pien?

Gaëlle, do you know my friend Pierre?

Ekᵘ ma, tan eshi-atishauiateniti ussishikua kie upishkueuna?

And what colour are his eyes and his hair?

Eukuan miam, eku!

Great, okay!

Tshika uauitamatin apishish.

I'll tell you a bit about him.

Mauat apu nishtuapamak! Nipa minueniten mishkut nishtuapamak.

No, I don't know him! I'd like to know him though.

Miam nin.

Like me.

Tshimakateu kie.

He's thin (lean) too.

Tapue a!

Really!

Tshinuashkushiu, tshitshue tshinuashkushiu.

He's tall, really tall.

Kashteuanua ussishikua kie nenua upishkueuna. Tshinuapishkueuneu, kakanuapishkueuneu.

He has black eyes and hair. He has long hair.

Minuatamᵘ iapatshiati uasheshkunakapeshakana.

He really likes wearing jeans.

Shakuenimu eka auennua neshtuapamati.

He's shy when he doesn't know people.

Mak patshuiannu tshekamutati mak kanapua upishakanassina.

And wearing a shirt and also his moccasins.

Mishta-minuenitakushu kie uitenitakushu tepatshimuti.

He's very nice and he's funny when he tells stories.

Nipakueniten tshetshi uapamak.

I look forward to seeing him.

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