{"id":2840,"date":"2011-01-12T23:25:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T04:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/"},"modified":"2017-07-25T14:50:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T18:50:29","slug":"alternative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/southern-dialect\/pronouns\/alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Alternative Pronouns<\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u146f\u1455\u1483 \u14c2\u1472 \u140b\u1438\u148b\u1426\u140b\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutak nika aapachihaau.<\/td>\r\nI will use another one.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The word \u146f\u1455\u1483<\/span> kutak<\/span> in the above example is called an alternative pronoun. Alternative pronouns take inflection and are found alone or with a noun.<\/p>\r\n
\u146f\u1455\u1483<\/strong> \u1405\u1456\u1439\u14c8\u1505\u1484 \u14c2\u1472 \u140b\u1438\u148b\u1426\u140b\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutak<\/strong> utaapaanaaskw nika aapachihaau.<\/td>\r\nI will use another toboggan.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Alternative pronouns:<\/p>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Animate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u1483<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u1472\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
kutak<\/td>\r\nkutakach<\/td>\r\nkutakh<\/td>\r\nkutakh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Inanimate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u14a1 \/ \u146f\u1455\u1483<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u148b\u152b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u1455\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
kutach \/ kutak<\/td>\r\nkutakh<\/td>\r\nkutachiyuu<\/td>\r\nkutakh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Younger speakers are often using a new form, considered incorrect, \u146f\u1455\u146d\u152b<\/span> kutakiyuu<\/span>, instead of \u146f\u1455\u148b\u152b<\/span> kutachiyuu<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n

When used with \u140a\u1427\u1401\u14d0<\/span> awen<\/span> or \u1489\u1427\u1472\u14d0<\/span> chekwan<\/span>, \u146f\u1455\u1483<\/span> kutak<\/span> means ‘someone else’ or ‘something else’.<\/p>\r\n
\u146f\u1455\u1483<\/strong> \u140a\u1427\u1401\u14d0 \u14c2\u1472 \u1427\u1404\u148b\u1426\u1404\u1484\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutak<\/strong> awen nika wiichihiikw.<\/td>\r\nSomeone else will help me.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u146f\u1455\u14a1 \u1489\u1427\u1472\u14d0<\/strong> \u14c2\u1472 \u140b\u1438\u148b\u1426\u1456\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutach chekwan<\/strong> nika aapachihtaan.<\/td>\r\nI will use something else.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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