Kids' Corner

St. Peters Canal National Historic Site

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These four languages have historically been spoken at or around St. Peters Canal, you can learn how to count to 10 in four different languages below!

Counting in different languages
#	English	French	Mi'kmaq	Gaelic
1	one	un [uh]	newt [newt]	a h-aon [ah hoon]
2	two	deux [deuh]	ta'pu [daa-bu]	a dhà [ah ghaa]
3	three	trois [trwah]	si'st [siist]	a trì [ah tree]
4	four	quatre [katr]	ne'w [neew]	a ceithir [ah KAY-heer]
5	five	cinq [sank]	na'n [naan]	a còig [ah KO-ik]
6	six	six [seess]	asukom [ah-se-gom]	a sia [ah SHEE-uh]
7	seven	sept [set]	l'uiknek [L-lu-i-ge-nek]	a seachd [a shechd]
8	eight	huit [weet]	ukmuljin [u-gu-mul-chin]	a h-ochd [ah HAWchd]
9	nine	neuf [nuf]	pesqunatek [bes-ku-na-dek]	a naoí [ah NOO-ih]
10	ten	dix [deess]	newtiska'q [new-tis-gaahk]	a deich [a jayk]

St. Peters Canal is no longer in use.
- True or false?
  
  False. It is still being used.
Fur trading took place near the St. Peters canal hundreds of years ago.
- True or false?
  
  True.
It took 4 years to complete the construction of the canal.
- True or false?
  
  False. It took 15 years!
The canal is 200 metres long.
- True or false?
  
  False. It is 800 metres long!
The original name of St. Peters was Saint Pierre.
- True or false?
  
  True.
The canal is connected to the Bras d’Or Lake.
- True or false?
  
  True.

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