Activity
Myaamia Family
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How To Do It
- Supplies: Paper and any drawing supplies you have (pen, pencils, markers, crayons, paints).
- Draw a simplified tree to cover the entire page, with the main trunk and branches.
- Write names of your extended family members on the branches of the tree. This does not need to be an accurate genealogical tree. Place people who have close relationships near each other on the tree, regardless of their generation. You may include pets.
- Include Myaamia names if you know them
- Draw symbols for each person on the tree.
- Share your tree with your partner.
Myaamia language for family members
| Myaamia language for family members | ||
|---|---|---|
| ninkya | my mother | |
| noohsa | my father | |
| nintaana | my daughter | |
| ninkwihsa | my son | |
| noohkoma | my grandmother | |
| nimehšooma | my grandfather | |
| noohsema | my grandchild | |
| nimihsa | my older sister | |
| nihseensa | my older brother | |
| nihšiima | my younger sibling | |
Visit the online dictionary if the term you’re looking for isn’t listed.
Questions
- Where are you in this family tree?
- Who is at the center of the family tree? Who holds the family together?
- Do you and your partner have any family members in common?
- Do you and your partner have any family names in common? English or Myaamia?
- Do you have a Myaamia name? If so, What does it mean?
- Do all of your Myaamia family members have Myaamia names?
- What are some of the meanings of the symbols you have selected for key family members?