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Tag Archives: Solomon Ratt
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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Tagged Solomon Ratt, SRO, y-dialect
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In Honour of the TRC Report: ahkamêyimok! (y-dialect)
With thanks to Solomon Ratt – and his ability to thrive against all odds – for helping express these thoughts in Cree: kimâmiyonêyimitinân mîna kimawimôstamâtinân kahkiyaw iyiniwak ohpimê wîkiwâhk ohci kâ-kî-nitawi-kiskinwahamâkosicik; ka-miyo-tôtâkosiyêk mîna ka-sôhkisiyêk. mistahi pê-âyiman kâ-mâmawi-kitimahikawêyêk mâka mîna kisôhkisinâwâw kiyâpic âtiht … Continue reading
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tāpitaw ta-kī-kakwē-miyo-kwayaskohtēyan / Walk in Balance and Beauty (y-dialect)
Gorgeous collaboration of photo and audio from Solomon Ratt, translation into Cree by Arok Wolvengrey, and expert vocabulary provided by Jean Okimāsis.
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Tagged Audio, Solomon Ratt, y-dialect
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Four Roads – A story from Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
nêwo mêskanawa / ᓀᐅᐧ ᒣᐢᑲᓇᐊᐧ / Four Roads Salamô âcimow Another original story written by Solomon Ratt in his own th-dialect Woods Cree (and translated into English). Click the audio link to listen and read along! [1] pêyakwâw êsa nêwo nâpêwak … Continue reading
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Little Hospital – A personal story from Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
nicahkosîwikamikos / ᓂᒐᐦᑯᓰᐏᑲᒥᑯᐢ / My Little Hospital Salamô âcimow Another original story written by Solomon Ratt in his own th-dialect Woods Cree (and translated into English). Click the audio link to listen and read along! [1] iskwîyânihk kâ-kî-kiyokawak nikâwîpan nikî-âcimostâk ispî … Continue reading
Dog Biscuits (y-dialect)
Thanks to Solomon Ratt for preparing this y-dialect (Plains Cree) version – in print and audio – of this original Residential School story, written in his own th-dialect (Woodlands Cree) and translated into English. Click the audio link to listen … Continue reading
Solomon Ratt: The Old Man and the Wihtikow (th-dialect)
Click the audio link for Solomon’s reading of this original story. kî‑kaskitipiskâw ikwa kî‑kîsitinithowîw. pah‑piyahtak wîkiwâhk kî‑pimahkamikisiwak awa piyak kisîtiniw ikwa onahâkaniskwîma ikwa ôsisima. î‑pîhâcik awa kisîtiniw okosisa ta‑pî‑kîwîthit. kayâs aspin awa nâpîw ikota ohci kâ‑kî‑sipwîhtît, î‑kî‑nitawi‑mâcît. kîtahtawî kâ‑pihtâhkwâw kîkway î‑matwîhtinithik … Continue reading
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Tagged Audio, Solomon Ratt, SRO, Syllabics, th-dialect
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Solomon Ratt: There is Harmony Again (y-dialect)
miyo-wîcêhtowin kihtwâm ispayin; miyo-wîcêhtowin nimiskamâson; miyo-wîcêhtowin ispayin ôtê-nîkân; miyo-wîcêhtowin ispayin ôtê-otâhk; miyo-wîcêhtowin ispayin ôtê-atâmihk; miyo-wîcêhtowin ispayin ôtê-ispimihk; miyo-wîcêhtowin niwâsakâmiskâkon; miyo-wîcêhtowin kihtwâm ispayin. ᒥᔪ ᐑᒉᐦᑐᐏᐣ ᑭᐦᑤᒼ ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐣ; ᒥᔪ ᐑᒉᐦᑐᐏᐣ ᓂᒥᐢᑲᒫᓱᐣ; ᒥᔪ ᐑᒉᐦᑐᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐣ ᐆᑌ ᓃᑳᐣ; ᒥᔪ ᐑᒉᐦᑐᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐣ ᐆᑌ ᐅᑖᕽ; ᒥᔪ ᐑᒉᐦᑐᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐣ ᐆᑌ ᐊᑖᒥᕽ; ᒥᔪ ᐑᒉᐦᑐᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐣ ᐆᑌ ᐃᐢᐱᒥᕽ; ᒥᔪ ᐑᒉᐦᑐᐏᐣ … Continue reading
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