Cree, a member of the Algonquian family of languages, is nationally recognized as the most widely spoken Canadian native language. The newly revised Spoken Cree, Level II explores the spoken and written language in the cultural context of a Northern Cree village.
Spoken Cree, Level II is the intermediate volume of a three-level Cree language course. This volume builds on the fundamental knowledge of the Cree language established in Spoken Cree, Level I. From the weather to a wedding, tea breaks to trapping, Level II enriches Cree language proficiency in everyday situations. In addition to sections devoted to developing speaking and listening skills in conversation, Level II provides exercises in syllabic writing.
There are 18 new lessons.
Based on the Swampy Cree (N-Dialect) and Moose Cree (L-Dialect) spoken on the West Coast of James Bay, C. Douglas Ellis’s Spoken Cree has become the authoritative work on the Cree language since its original release in 1963. Spoken Cree, Level II is an essential resource and teaching tool for everyone interested in the Cree language.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 497/.3
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 1 electronic text (xvi, 560 p.)
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- Canada
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 14
- Acknowledgements 15
- A Note on the Use of Level II 16
- Stem Class Codes 17
- Abbreviations 17
- UNIT NINETEEN 18
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 20
- 1. Speaking Cree 20
- 2. The Weather 22
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 25
- 1. Verbs: Conjunct Order, VAI - VII 25
- 2. Time (Aspect) Markers 26
- 3. Purpose Clauses 27
- 4. Negation 28
- 5. Relative Construction 28
- 6. Indirect Speech 29
- C. DRILLS 30
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 41
- E. LISTENING IN 42
- F. REFERENCE LIST 44
- G. REVIEW 46
- UNIT TWENTY 48
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 50
- Engine Troubles 50
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 54
- 1. Verbs 54
- 2. Syntax 56
- C. DRILLS 58
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 66
- E. LISTENING IN 67
- F. REFERENCE LIST 69
- G. REVIEW 71
- UNIT TWENTY-ONE 74
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 76
- Hunters and Hunting Guides 76
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 82
- 1. Verbs 82
- 2. Syntax 89
- C. DRILLS 90
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 105
- E. LISTENING IN 107
- F. REFERENCE LIST 109
- G. REVIEW 111
- UNIT TWENTY-TWO 114
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 116
- 1. Going to Church 116
- 2. Sunday Morning 117
- 3. Arriving Late at Church 118
- 4. At Morning Prayer 120
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 123
- 1. Verbs 123
- 2. Nouns 125
- 3. Compound and Derived Stems 127
- C. DRILLS 130
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 139
- E. LISTENING IN 140
- F. REFERENCE LIST 144
- G. REVIEW 148
- UNIT TWENTY-THREE 150
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 152
- 1. Hunting Along the Coast 152
- 2. Steering the Course 154
- 3. Home Is the Hunter ... 155
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 158
- 1. Verbs 158
- 2. Nouns: Diminutives 160
- C. DRILLS 162
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 167
- E. LISTENING IN 168
- F. REFERENCE LIST 171
- G. REVIEW 174
- UNIT TWENTY-FOUR 178
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 180
- 1. Getting Married: Village Gossip 180
- 2. After the Wedding 183
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 186
- 1. VTA Conjunct Indicative with Obviative Goal/Object 186
- 2. VAI and VTI Conjunct Relational Inflection 187
- 3. Complex Finals 188
- C. DRILLS 189
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 197
- E. LISTENING IN 198
- F. REFERENCE LIST 200
- G. REVIEW 203
- UNIT TWENTY-FIVE 206
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 208
- Chores — kicin-âpatisîwin 208
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 212
- 1. Subjunctive Mood of the Conjunct Order 212
- 2. Indicative Mood of the Conjunct Order with kâ, kâ-iskwâ and kisâspin 214
- 3. ...kê- Generalised Goal Marking Verb Final 215
- 4. ...wâkê– VAI Final: General Action Using a Specific Medium 215
- 5. ...[omitted]hkê- VAI Verb Forming Final Added to Nouns 216
- 6. ...ihkâkê- Complex Verb Forming Final 216
- C. DRILLS 217
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 223
- E. LISTENING IN 224
- F. REFERENCE LIST 226
- G. REVIEW 229
- UNIT TWENTY-SIX 232
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 234
- 1. Freeze-Up 234
- 2. The Birthday Dance 236
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 239
- 1. Verbs 239
- 2. Nouns: Locative of Possessed Nouns 241
- 3. Pronouns: tâniwâ(na), nâha, kotak 242
- 4. Medial Suffixes ...[omitted]kon(ak)..., ...sikw... 242
- C. DRILLS 244
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 253
- E. LISTENING IN 255
- F. REFERENCE LIST 257
- G. REVIEW 262
- UNIT TWENTY-SEVEN 264
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 266
- 1. The Mail 'Plane — kâ-pimihlâmakahk 266
- 2. Unloading— ê-kapatênâsonâniwahk 269
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 272
- 1. Transitive Animate (VTA) Conjunct Subjunctive 272
- 2. tânika + Conjunct Indicative 273
- 3. Passive 273
- C. DRILLS 277
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 285
- E. LISTENING IN 287
- F. REFERENCE LIST 290
- G. REVIEW 293
- UNIT TWENTY-EIGHT 296
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 298
- 1. Back to School — [omitted] 298
- 2. Winter Talk — [omitted] 301
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 303
- 1. Verbs 303
- 2. Body Part Medials 304
- C. DRILLS 305
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 309
- E. LISTENING IN 310
- F. REFERENCE LIST 317
- G. REVIEW 325
- UNIT TWENTY-NINE 326
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 328
- 1. A Walk in the Woods — [omitted] 328
- 2. Trees — [omitted] 330
- 3. Animals — [omitted] 333
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 336
- 1. VTA Inverse with Inanimate Actor and Animate Goal 336
- 2. Word Building: Composition and Derivation 337
- 3. Dialect Over-correction 341
- C. DRILLS 342
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 347
- E. LISTENING IN 348
- F. REFERENCE LIST 352
- G. REVIEW 357
- UNIT THIRTY 360
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 362
- 1. An Airtrip to Moose — [omitted] 362
- 2. Doing the Town — [omitted] 364
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 367
- 1. Reduplication 367
- 2. VAI Concrete Stem Finals 370
- 3. Relational Conjunct: Indefinite Actor with Third Person Goal 371
- 4. Free Variation 372
- C. DRILLS 373
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 376
- E. LISTENING IN 378
- F. REFERENCE LIST 382
- G. REVIEW 387
- UNIT THIRTY-ONE 390
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 392
- 1. In Our Settlement — [omitted] 392
- 2. At Home in the Evening — [omitted] 395
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 398
- 1. Verbs: VAI - VTI - VII Independent Indicative Preterit 398
- 2. Reduplication as Distributive: Numerals 401
- 3. Verbal Forms as Nominals 401
- 4. Deverbal Nouns 402
- 5. The Preterital Suffix: ...[omitted]pan 403
- C. DRILLS 405
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 410
- E. LISTENING IN 411
- F. REFERENCE LIST 415
- G. REVIEW 420
- UNIT THIRTY-TWO 422
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 424
- 1. Receiving a Letter — [omitted] 424
- 2. Writing a Letter — [omitted] 428
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 431
- 1. VTA Independent Indicative Preterit 431
- 2. Present and Past Unreal (Hypothetical) Conditions 432
- 3. "Present Perfective" Construction 433
- C. DRILLS 434
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 441
- E. LISTENING IN 442
- F. REFERENCE LIST 444
- G. REVIEW 447
- UNIT THIRTY-THREE 450
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 452
- 1. Coming in for Christmas — [omitted] 452
- 2. Cleaning up the School — [omitted] 454
- 3. Tea Break — [omitted] 455
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 458
- 1. VTA Independent Preterit Inverse 458
- 2. Classifying Medials 459
- 3. Finals 461
- C. DRILLS 463
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 468
- E. LISTENING IN 470
- F. REFERENCE LIST 473
- G. REVIEW 479
- UNIT THIRTY-FOUR 482
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 484
- 1. Getting Ready to Trap — [omitted] 484
- 2. On the Trail — [omitted] 485
- 3. The Trapping Ground — [omitted] 488
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 490
- 1. VAI, VTI, VII: Conjunct Indicative Preterit 490
- 2. Note on Indirect Speech 492
- 3. Further Note on Medial Suffixes 492
- 4. Word Order 493
- C. DRILLS 494
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 498
- E. LISTENING IN 499
- F. REFERENCE LIST 502
- G. REVIEW 508
- UNIT THIRTY-FIVE 510
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 512
- Building a House — [omitted] 512
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 516
- 1. VTA Conjunct Indicative Preterit: Direct and Local 516
- 2. VTA as "Relational" 516
- C. DRILLS 518
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 522
- E. LISTENING IN 525
- F. REFERENCE LIST 527
- G. REVIEW 531
- UNIT THIRTY-SIX 534
- A. BASIC CONVERSATION 536
- 1. The Old Days — [omitted] 536
- 2. Tracked by Wolves —- [omitted] 539
- B. DISCUSSION OF GRAMMAR 541
- 1. VTA Conjunct Indicative Preterit: Inverse 541
- 2. 0' Actor and 3, 3p or 0" on 3' Goal 542
- 3. 0 Actor on 1(p), 21 and 2(p) 542
- 4. Relational: A Reminder 543
- C. DRILLS 544
- D. CONVERSATION PRACTICE 549
- E. LISTENING IN 550
- F. REFERENCE LIST 553
- G. REVIEW 556
- SUPPLEMENTARY CONVERSATION III 558
- Appendix 1—General Organisational Scheme of the Cree Verb 562
- Appendix 2—Tables 1 to Tables 30 563
- Selected Bibliography 572
- Topical Index 574
- A 574
- B 574
- C 574
- D 574
- E 574
- F 575
- I 575
- K 575
- L 575
- M 575
- N 575
- O 576
- P 576
- Q 576
- R 576
- S 576
- T 576
- V 576
- W 577
