• IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    I’m indigenous Canadian and I speak my traditional language of Ojibwe Cree.

    The word moose is a native word. In my language the plural for two or more of this animal is …

    Moo-suk

    I like mentioning this whenever I hear people debating in English about what the plural of moose is. It drives them nuts because no one accepts this answer because no one speaks Ojibwe Cree.

    • Stamets@startrek.websiteOP
      5·
      1 year ago

      Well, it’s now my go to answer whenever I hear it. I mean if it’s your word I feel like your plural of your word is the right one.

      • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        To expand on that … the same thing didn’t pan out for the word ‘goose’ … the english plural being ‘geese’ … because ‘goose’ is an old indo-european word that has thousands of years of history

        We call a Canada Goose … niska

        and the plural to niska is … niskuk

        btw … I really love this community, it’s completely stupid, off the wall and a breath of fresh air in a wilderness of chaos and hatred … I grew up in a traditional Native family and my dad was a hunter and trapper who spoke only Ojibwe-Cree … he saw how interested and excited I was to watch Star Trek TNG in the 90s and said he was amazed that people were able to travel through space like that … I had to tell him that it was all a made up show and it wasn’t real. It may have burst my bubble but it also made me realize just how great the show and acting was.

        • Stamets@startrek.websiteOP
          3·
          1 year ago

          Star Trek really does bring everyone together! It’s a fantastic series and I wish more people were into it. My parents sort of programmed a lot of really bigoted, racist, sexist, horrible things into my brain as a child. It genuinely was Star Trek that made me realize that my parents were wrong and kinda horrible people. I do not know what kind of person I would be without Star Trek but… Well actually I’ma quote Riker on this.

          “Different? Certainly. But certainly not better.”

          • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            lol … I get so used to seeing you around and associating you to Star Trek memes … I thought we were in Risa community before I realized we were in the Lemmy Shitpost

            “Live, Long and Prosper … you filthy animal” … probably by some half breed Vulcan / Human from the early 22nd century.

            • Stamets@startrek.websiteOP
              3·
              1 year ago

              I was going to mention but I wasn’t sure if it was in reaction to my username or what. Yeah I post… a lot. Sorry about that lol

              Also I approve. If I had someway to twist “peace and long life” into a Home Alone reference I 100% would. Alas my brain today has decided to have a case of the dumb.