La prise en charge. Témoignage d'un Montagnais. - Les Classiques ...

[85]
La prise en charge. Témoignage d’un Montagnais. (1997) 70
Tipeli mitishun. Ilnu utipatshimun.
ESHI TSHITSHIPALNANUT
Nitshissiten eshk u e auassiuian, nutaui nanitam mishta-
mamitunelitamupan. E natshi-natuuiat, nite eshkutipeiashilit peikupis-
hipan ashit mutshistshipu, mak nasht apu ut aimit. Mishta-milekash
nelu tshi itapipan e mamitunelitak. Kie, mishta-miluatamupan e natshishkuat
ilnua kie uil mishta-miluatakupan. Ka mishta-natutuat an ilnua,
nanitam nitakuti nite tetshe Ilnua, ekuat nite e takuat tshetshi milupalitaun
mamu nishtutaishinanut nite ilnit. E utshimau-aiminanut e uauitakanit,
eukuan nanitam ishi-uapatamupan tshetshi nitshenat alu metshetitau
etelitakau tshekuanlu tshetshi natutuakanitau. Tshisselitamu eshpish mishta-aliminlit kassinu auenlua tshetshi miluelitamuiakanlit,
eukuan essishuet, tshetshi alu mitshetitau tatapishkut eshinishtutatishitau,
takuanlu nitshenat nikan ka tatau tshetshi uapataliuetau
uiluau uetshimautau.
Nil uil, nitshissiten matshishiat, nimushum mishta-utshimauaimiepan
nutauia. Eku uil nutaui, kie uil utshimau-aimipan mak kalapa
minashkuat eshi-ilniunanulit uauitamupan. Nutaui mishtaishpitelimakanu
nite nitassinat kie mishta-ishpitelitamu nelu. Eka uesha
e ui mishta-napeuatshimak, uil ninashimuan umeshkanam, nitshissinuapamau.
Nimilunuau nelu etelitakushit, nanitam peikushilu etelitakushit
kie peikuan nanitam nashamu ka ishi-tapuetatishit. Mishta-