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Category Archives: Learn New Words
Airplane Vocabulary (Solomon Ratt y-dialect)
miyo-pimâciho : ᒥᔪ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐅ! (or miyo-pimohtêho : ᒥᔪ ᐱᒧᐦᑌᐦᐅ!) Bon voyage: Have a good trip: Travel well! Here’s some airplane vocabulary you can practice with Solomon Ratt while you’re en route.
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Tommy Bird and his Team – thanks to Simon Bird and #CreeSimonSays
Tommy Bird, kitakahkahpicikân! (You have a good team!) January is prime dog racing season, and this amazing video is the closest I may ever come to travelling by dog team. They sure make it look exciting. Thanks to Simon Bird … Continue reading
Hippopotamus in Cree: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
The late elder Smith Atimoyoo told me once that the Cree are never stuck. I think he meant that they’re innovative problem-solvers, regardless of the circumstances. Which means (in this case) that they use their amazingly flexible and descriptive linguistic … Continue reading
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Star Vocabulary from Wilfred Buck – SRO, y-dialect
Wilfred Buck’s Tipiskawi Kisik / Night Sky Star Stories must have reached best seller status at McNally Robinson – and at Manitoba First Nations Education Centre where it was produced. It’s really a beauty. Here’s a link that includes a … Continue reading
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Solomon Goes Shopping: y-dialect
This video from Solomon Ratt offers a lot more lessons in language and “shopping culture” than you might expect, and leaves you with unexpected feels. While you’re learning vocabulary and pronunciation, take a moment to acknowledge the parts that *should … Continue reading
The Tipi that Mosôm Built – MESC
Thanks to Maskwacis Education Schools Commission for sharing this great video, created by grade 4 and 5 students from Montana School- Meskanahk Ka Nipa Wit. Their amazing mini-movie is titled “This Is The Tipi Mosom Built”. It was directed by teacher Alison … Continue reading
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Two Great New Books from Blue Quills
Thanks to Tina Wellman at University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills for sending us sample copies of two great new resources they’ve just published themselves. Both books include lots of really useful vocabulary for letter-writing, visiting an office, job advertising, place … Continue reading
Some Minimal Pairs from Solomon Ratt – With Audio
Cree spelling: kiyâm nâ? – It doesn’t matter? namôtha kiyâm! – It matters! This great collection of minimal pairs from Solomon Ratt brings together words in Cree that differ by only one sound, some of which are commonly confused – … Continue reading
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Solar Eclipse, 21 August 2017
For those watching today’s solar eclipse, some related words in Cree: kotâwîwi-pîsim (eclipse; literally: sun sinking under ground) wanitipiskipayiw (darken, suddenly get dark, be an eclipse) Be sure to protect your eyes! awahê! (Be careful!) APTN interviewed Wilfred Buck this afternoon. Watch … Continue reading
How do you say hamburger in Cree?
And just as importantly: What do you put on yours? This little graphic was inspired by a question on the Facebook group nêhiyawêwin (Cree) Word of the Day. Thanks to Barry Ahenakew (Ahtahkakoop, SK), Simon Bird (Montreal Lake, SK), Stan … Continue reading
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