{"id":331,"date":"2009-12-28T10:20:46","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T15:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.eastcree.org\/eastcree\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2017-07-17T21:10:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:10:35","slug":"dubitative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/northern-dialect\/pronouns\/dubitative\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubitative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"pg-title\"><a name=\"top\"><\/a>Dubitative Pronouns<\/h1>\r\n<p>Use a dubitative pronoun to wonder about:<\/p>\r\n<ul><li>people or things<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"..\/dubitative-selection\">selection<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"..\/dubitative-animate\">animate beings or things<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"head\">Dubitative pronouns for people or things<\/h3>\r\n<table><caption>Observation<\/caption>\r\n<tbody><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491 \u1406 \u1473 \u14a6\u148b\u152e\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaachichaa-obs.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chaakwaachichaa uu kaa miichiyaan.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">Whatever could I be eating?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491 \u1405\u152e \u1405\u14a5\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaachichaa-obs.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">awaachichaa uyaa umischisin.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">Whose shoe could this be?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span class=\"bjct\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">awaachichaa<\/span> and <span class=\"bjct\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">chaakwaachichaa<\/span> are made up of the pronouns <span class=\"bjct\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u14d0<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">awaan<\/span> and <span class=\"bjct\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">chaakwaan<\/span> plus the dubitative inflection. They are used when there is doubt about the person or the thing being discussed. They correspond to English &#8216;whoever \/ whatever could s\/he\/it be&#8217;.<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear\" style=\"border-spacing: 0px;\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bright\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Proximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Obviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>singular<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom bright\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>plural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>singular<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>plural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\"><strong>Animate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaachichaa-APS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaachichaanichii-APP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u148c<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaayichichaanihii-AOS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaayichichaanihii-AOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"crex\">awaachichaa<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bright\">awaachichaanichii<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">awaayichichaanihii<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">awaayichichaanihii<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bbottom\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom\" style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaachichaanich-APP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom\" style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaayichichaanh-AOS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom\" style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaayichichaanh-AOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bbottom\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bbottom bright\">awaachichaanich<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bbottom\">awaayichichaanh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bbottom\">awaayichichaanh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\"><strong>Inanimate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaachichaa-IPS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaachichaanh-IPP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaayichichaa-IOS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u1528\u148b\u1491<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaayichichaanh-IOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"crex\">chaakwaachichaa<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bright\">chaakwaachichaanh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chaakwaayichichaa<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chaakwaayichichaanh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaachichaanihii-IPP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\" rowspan=\"2\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaayichichaanihii-IOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1491\u1427\u1473\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bright\">chaakwaachichaanihii<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chaakwaayichichaanihii<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Examples:<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491<\/strong> \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u1473 \u1403\u1426\u1451\u144e\u1426\u1483\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" onclick=\"play('\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaachichaa aniyaa kaa ihtuutihk.mp3')\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>awaachichaa<\/strong> aniyaa kaa ihtuutihk.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">Whoever can have done it?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491<\/strong> \u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426 \u1405\u1456\u1439\u14c8\u1505\u1484\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" onclick=\"play('\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/awaachichaa aniyaah utaapaanaaskw.mp3')\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>awaachichaa<\/strong> aniyaah utaapaanaaskwh.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">Whoever can that toboggan belong to?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u1491\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491<\/strong> \u1473 \u1403\u1511\u14c8\u146f\u1426\u14a1\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" onclick=\"play('\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaachichaa kaa ishinaakuhch.mp3')\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>chaakwaachichaa<\/strong> kaa ishinaakuhch.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">Whatever can it be?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u1491\u1427\u1473\u1528\u148b\u1491<\/strong> \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u1473 \u140b\u1528\u14a8\u144e\u1426\u1483\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" onclick=\"play('\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/chaakwaayichichaa aniyaa kaa aayimuutihk.mp3')\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>chaakwaayichichaa<\/strong> aniyaa kaa aayimuutihk.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">Whatever can s\/he be talking about?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div id=\"cite\" style=\"z-index: 2000000; display: none; position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;\">\r\n<div style=\"z-index: 2000000; position: fixed; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); top: 0; right: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('cite').style.display='none';\"><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"z-index: 5000000; position: relative; margin: 10% auto; width: 800px; min-height: 200px; max-height:600px; background-color: white; border-radius: 1em; padding: 1em 2em;\">\r\n\r\n<button class=\"closeButton close\" title=\"close\" style=\"float:right; max-height: 14px;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('cite').style.display='none';\"><\/button>\r\n<table style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">APA:<\/td>\r\n<td> Junker, M.-O., Salt, L., &amp; MacKenzie, M. (2005). <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">East Cree Pronouns (Northern Dialect).<\/span> In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. Retrieved from <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">[URL]<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">MLA:<\/td>\r\n<td> Marie-Odile Junker, Luci Salt and Marguerite MacKenzie. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">East Cree Pronouns (Northern Dialect).<\/span> In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. 2005. Web. <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">[date]<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"font-size: 0.8em; padding-left:20px;\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[URL]<\/span> = website address, beginning with \u201chttp:\/\/\u201d<br><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[Date]<\/span> = the date you accessed the page, styled as follows: 13 Dec. 2015<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dubitative Pronouns Use a dubitative pronoun to wonder about: people or things selection animate beings or things Dubitative pronouns for people or things Observation \u1491\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491 \u1406 \u1473 \u14a6\u148b\u152e\u14d0\u166e chaakwaachichaa uu kaa miichiyaan. Whatever could I be eating? \u140a\u1427\u140b\u148b\u1491 \u1405\u152e \u1405\u14a5\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14d0\u166e awaachichaa uyaa umischisin. 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