Cree: Language of the Plains

Originally from White Bear First Nation, Jean L. Okimāsis is a retired Cree Language educator, who taught for many years with the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (now First Nations University of Canada). Jean lives in Regina, SK.

• Note to the 2021 Print EditionOpen Access PublishingForeword to the 2018 EditionForeword to the 2004 EditionPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: DialectsChapter 2: Spelling and Sound SystemChapter 3: Minimal Pairs and Minimal SetsChapter 4: Nouns: An OverviewChapter 5: DiminutivesChapter 6: Word Order and PreverbsChapter 7: PronounsChapter 8: Interrogative, Indefinite, and Demonstrative PronounsChapter 9: Locatives and PrepositionsChapter 10: Verbs: An OverviewChapter 11: Animate Intransitive Verbs (vai)Chapter 12: Other Animate Intransitive VerbsChapter 13: Requests, Permissions, Questions, Answers and NegationChapter 14: Weather Terms – vii-1Chapter 15: Seasons, Months, Weekdays and TimeChapter 16: State and Colour Terms – vii-2Chapter 17: Transitive Inanimate Verbs (vti)Chapter 18: Transitive Animate Verbs-1 (Regular Stems)Chapter 19: Transitive Animate Verbs-2 (“Vw” Stems)Chapter 20: Transitive Animate Verbs-3 (“Cw” Stems)Chapter 21: Transitive Animate Verbs-4 (“t” Stems)Chapter 22: Numbers and MoneyChapter 23: Inverse Form: Transitive Animate VerbsChapter 24: Inverse 1 – vta-1 (Regular Stems) and vta-4 (“t” Stems)Chapter 25: Inverse 2 – vta-2 (“Vw” Stems)Chapter 26: Inverse 3 – vta-3 (“Cw” Stems)Chapter 27: The “You–Me” SetChapter 28: Unspecified ActorChapter 29: Reflexive FormsChapter 30: Auxiliary VerbChapter 31: PossessionChapter 32: Conjunct Mode and Subordinate ClausesChapter 33: ConclusionReferencesAbout the AuthorAppendix A: Verb ChartsAppendix B: Vocabulary: Cree to EnglishAppendix C: Vocabulary: English to CreeAppendix D: Verbs: Cree to EnglishAppendix E: Verbs: English to Cree