Introduction to Cree (Language) - Commonly Used Translation Terms - INDG 1025EL 10 PDF

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An organized list of commonly used translation terms needed for accurate translations during open-book assignments. I created this document using the translation terms I most often had to reference and couldn't find easily in course material upon first glance, even with highlighting and margin notes...

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INDG 1025EL 10 Introduction to Cree Laurentian University 2019-2020

Commonly Used Translation Terms Animate Im Imperative perative Verbs âpatisi kasinike nikamo pâmâtahî kitohte

work! clean! sing! skate! go, leave!

Names Cwân Iskwât Pîten Menî Bwab Bwab-ihk

John Scott Peter Mary Bob To, from, or at Bob’s

Comm Common on Adverbs otâkoshîhk wapahke awaswâpahke awasitakoshîhk wîpac nâke anohc

yesterday tomorrow the day after tomorrow the day before yesterday soon later now

Adverbs with Locati Locative ve

mâmihk ônwîtimihk pîhtîkomihk

down-river outside inside, outdoors

INDG 1025EL 10 Introduction to Cree Laurentian University 2019-2020

Adverbs with Locati Locative ve – Part 2

ôta ihtâwin-ihk ôte meskan-âhk ôta sîpiy-ihk ante sîpiy-ihk neta nipewin-ihk anta tehtapon-ihk nete meskan-âhk sentence example: koskwatapi-w ota thetapon-ihk. takoshin ote meskan-ahk.

here in this community this way on the road here on the river that way on the river over there on the bed there on the chair that way, over there, on the road he is sitting quietly here on the chair. he is arriving this way on the road.

Adverbs – More Precise Location locative adverb, noun + locative suffix

ôta (here) pîshci wâskâhikan-ihk (inside the house) Anta shîpâ wâskâhikan-ihk under the house pimic wâskâhikan-ihk beside the house wakic wâskâhikan-ihk on top of the house otânahk wâskâhikan-ihk behind the house...