{"id":316,"date":"2009-12-28T09:59:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.eastcree.org\/eastcree\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2017-07-25T14:04:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T18:04:53","slug":"alternative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/northern-dialect\/pronouns\/alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Alternative Pronouns<\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u146f\u144e\u1483 \u14c2\u146d \u140b\u1431\u148b\u1426\u140b\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutik niki aapichihaau.<\/td>\r\nI will use another one.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The word \u146f\u144e\u1483<\/span> kutik<\/span> in the above example is called an alternative pronoun. It is used to express the concept ‘other’. Alternative pronouns take inflection and are found alone or with a noun.<\/p>\r\n
\u146f\u144e\u1483<\/strong> \u1405\u1456\u1439\u14c8\u1505\u1484 \u14c2\u146d \u140b\u1431\u148b\u1426\u140b\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutik<\/strong> utaapaanaaskw niki aapichihaau.<\/td>\r\nI will use another toboggan.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u146f\u144e\u1483<\/strong> \u14c2\u146d \u140b\u1431\u148b\u1426\u140b\u1424 \u1405\u1456\u1439\u14c8\u1505\u1484\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutik<\/strong> niki aapichihaau utaapaanaaskw.<\/td>\r\nI will use another toboggan.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Alternative pronouns:<\/p>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/td>\r\n		Obviative<\/strong>
<\/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\u146f\u144e\u1483<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutik<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u146d\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutikich<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutikh<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutikh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Inanimate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutich<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutikh<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u148b\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutichiyiu<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u1483\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutikh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u144e\u1483<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutik<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Younger speakers often use the new form, considered incorrect, \u146f\u144e\u146d\u1528\u1424<\/span> kutikiyiu<\/span>, instead of \u146f\u144e\u148b\u1528\u1424<\/span> kutichiyiu<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n

When used with \u140a\u1427\u140b\u14d0<\/span> awaan<\/span> or \u1491\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/span> chaakwaan<\/span>, \u146f\u144e\u1483<\/span> kutik<\/span> means ‘someone else’ or ‘something else’.<\/p>\r\n
\u146f\u144e\u1483 \u140a\u1427\u140b\u14d0<\/strong> \u14c2\u146d \u1427\u1404\u148b\u1426\u1404\u1484\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutik awaan<\/strong> niki wiichihiikw.<\/td>\r\nSomeone else will help me.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u146f\u144e\u14a1 \u1491\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/strong> \u14c2\u146d \u140b\u1431\u148b\u1426\u1456\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutich chaakwaan<\/strong> niki aapichihtaan.<\/td>\r\nI will use something else.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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