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mâci-nîhithawîwin / Beginning Woods Cree

AvSolomon Ratt

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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An essential resource for beginner learners of Woods Cree (TH-dialect) Designed as an introductory workbook, mâci-nîhithawîwin / Beginning Woods Cree complements mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree (Y-dialect) in our Beginning Languages series. The book offers simple and accessible grammar lessons from the animacy of nouns, to pointing words and locative endings of nouns, to the various verb classes that form the foundation of Cree. Each section includes simple sentence structures, clear explanations, engaging exercises, and helpful illustrations.Using standard roman orthography, the book covers a broad range of concepts including greetings, family, kinship, and more. mâci-nîhithawîwin / Beginning Woods Cree is ideal for both classroom instruction and independent study.Written by Solomon Ratt, a renowned language expert and educator whose mother tongue is Woods Cree and whose work has been central in the preservation of the Cree language, mâci-nîhithowîwin / Beginning Woods Cree represents decades of advocacy for accessible language and cultural revitalization.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-01
Mått:280 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt:1 135 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Beginning Languages
Antal sidor:350
Förlag:University of Regina Press
Illustratör:Martin, Holly
ISBN:9781779401427

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Solomon Ratt is a retired Associate Professor who worked at First Nations University of Canada for many years. He is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, a survivor of the residential school system, a writer of Cree texts and stories, and a storyteller with many of his storytelling sessions accessible on the Cree Literacy Network (creeliteracy.org).

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Chapter One: INTRODUCTION1. THE CREE1.1.THE STANDARD ROMAN ORTHOGRAPHY1.1.a. CONSONANTS1.1.b.VOWELS1.1c. SRO: CHANTS1.1.d. DICTATIONMinimal pairs1.2. DIALOGUE ONE1.3. Introductory information about family1.3.a. DIALOGUE TWO1.3.b. DIALOGUE THREE1.4.SUPPLEMENT1.5. EXERCISESChapter Two: NOUNS2. ANIMACY2.1. NUMBER 2.1.a. EXERCISES2.1.b.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS2.2. DIMINUTIVES2.2.a. EXERCISES2.3. LOCATIVES2.3.a. EXERCISES2.4. REVIEW2.4.a. Nouns2.4.b. Fill in the blanks2.4.c. Change the followingChapter Three: PREPOSITIONS AND PRONOUNS3. LOCATION WORDS3.1. PREPOSITIONS 3.2. EXERCISES3.3. PRONOUNS3.3.a. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS3.3.b. EXERCISES3.4. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS3.4.a. EXERCISES3.5. PERSONAL PRONOUNS3.6. EMPHATIC PRONOUNS3.7. EXERCISES3.8. DIALOGUE FOUR3.9. REVIEWChapter Four: ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERBS4. ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERBS4.1. IMPERATIVES4.1.a. DO4.1.b. 2–Second person singular4.1.c. 2P–Second person plural 4.1.d. 21–The Imperative inclusive4.1.e. The Conjugation Charts for Imperatives 4.1.f. DELAYED IMPERATIVES4.2. EXERCISES4.3. INDICATIVE MOOD4.3.a. Examples of indicative mood4.3.b. ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERB PATTERNS4.3.c. DO4.4. THE VAI INDICATIVE AND SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD4.4.a. INDICATIVE THIRD PERSON SUBJECT4.4.b. INDICATIVE THIRD PERSON OBVIATIVE SUBJECT4.4.c. INDICATIVE FIRST PERSON SUBJECT4.4.d. INDICATIVE SECOND PERSON SUBJECT4.4.e. GOOFICONS4.5. EXERCISES4.5.a. Translate4.5.b. CONJUGATION OF ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERBS4.5.c. TRANSLATE4.5.d. EXERCISES4.5.e. READ THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING4.5.f. ACTIVITIES DURING THE DAY4.5.g. NOTES4.5.h. Teamwork4.6. DO THE FOLLOWING IN PAIRS4.7. REVIEW VAIChapter Five: INANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERBS5. INANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERBS5.1. WEATHER TERMS5.1.a. EXERCISES5.2. FUTURE CONDITIONALS: IIVs5.2.a. EXERCISES5.2.b. FUTURE CONDITIONALS5.3. SEASONS5.3.a. REVIEW: VITAL STATISTICS I5.3.b. DO5.3.c. VITAL STATISTICS II5.3.d. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS5.3.e. EXERCISES5.3.f. VITAL STATISTICS III5.3.g. QUESTIONS5.3.h. DIALOGUE FIVE5.3.i. EXERCISES5.4. DAYS OF THE WEEK5.4.a. EXERCISES5.5. TEMPORAL UNITS5.5.a. DIALOGUE SIX5.5.b. DIALOGUE SEVEN5.6. TIME PHRASES5.6.a. REVIEW OF TEMPORAL UNITS5.6.b. Read the text then answer the Questions5.6.c. EXERCISES5.7. REVIEW: INANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERBS5.7.a. DAYS OF THE WEEK5.7.b. WEATHER CONDITIONS5.7.c. TIMES OF DAY5.7.d. SEASONS5.8. EXERCISES WITH VAIs and VIIsChapter Six: POSSESSIVES, KINSHIP TERMS6. THE NATURE OF POSSESSIVES IN CREE6.1. KINSHIP TERMS6.2. KINSHIP TERMS: VERBS AND NOUNS6.3. EXERCISES6.4. Kinship terms: nouns 6.5.a. CREE KINSHIP: COUSINS and siblings6.5.b. CREE KINSHIP SYSTEM: seven generations6.6. VITAL STATISTICS6.7. VITAL STATISTICS continued 6.8. READ THE TEXT BELOW6.9. KINSHIP TERMS: NOUNS AND VERBS overviewChapter Seven: TRANSITIVE INANIMATE VERBSTransitive Inanimate Verbs7.1.Connect any of these units7.2. VTI-1 Future Conditional forms7.3. Exercises with VTI-17.4. DIALOGUE EIGHT7.5. DIALOGUE NINE7.6. LIKES AND DISLIKES7.7. COLOURS AND CLOTHING7.8. REVIEW– VTI-1Chapter Eight: TRANSITIVE ANIMATE VERBS8. TRANSITIVE ANIMATE VERBS8.1. EXERCISES WITH VTA and VTI IMPERATIVES8.2. CONJUGATION PATTERNS8.3. OBVIATION8.4. Connect any of these units8.5. REVIEW – VTA 8.6. EXERCISE WITH TRANSITIVE VERBS8.7. INVERSE FORMS8.7.a. The ‘you and me’ set8.7.b. The regular inverse8.7.c. VTA-FORMS: reflexives, direct forms and inverse forms8.8. TRANSITIVE VERB PAIRS8.8.a. FOODS: inanimate8.8.b. FOODS: animate8.8.c. ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE VERBS: used with meals, etc 8.9. READ THE TEXT THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS8.10. IDENTIFY THE GRAMMAR POINTS8.11. Intermeditate level picture text8.12. REVIEW – VTA VERB CHARTSCONJUGATION PATTERNS OF VAI, VTI-1 AND VTAWORDS from textBIBLIOGRAPHY