{"id":335,"date":"2009-12-28T10:25:37","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T15:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.eastcree.org\/eastcree\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2017-07-17T21:10:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:10:35","slug":"dubitative-selection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/northern-dialect\/pronouns\/dubitative-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubitative: Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t \t \r\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><a href=\"..\/dubitative\/\">people or things<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>selection<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"..\/dubitative-animate\/\">animate beings or things<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"head\">Dubitative pronoun for selection<\/h3>\r\n<table class=\"med-table\"><caption>Observation<\/caption>\r\n<tbody><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491 \u14a5\u14ef\u14c2\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14d0 \u1491 \u144e\u1426\u146f\u14c2\u14ab\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\/taanaachichaa-obs.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">taanaachichaa misinihiikin chaa tihkunimaan.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">&#8216;I wonder which book I should take with me.&#8217;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span class=\"bjct\">\u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">taanaachichaa<\/span> is made up of the pronoun <span class=\"bjct\">\u1456\u14d0<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">taan<\/span> plus the dubitative inflection. <span class=\"bjct\">\u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">taanaachichaa<\/span> is used when there is doubt about the selection of the person or the thing being discussed. It can be used alone or with a noun.<\/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>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\/taanaachichaa-IPS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c8\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\/taanaachichaanh-IPP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u1456\u14c8\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\/taaniyichichaa-IOS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c2\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\/taaniyichichaanh-IOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c2\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"crex\">taanaachichaa<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bright\">taanaachichaanh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">taaniyichichaa<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">taaniyichichaanh<\/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\/taanaachichaanihii-IPP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n<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\/taaniyichichaanihii-IOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c2\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bbottom\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bbottom bright\">taanaachichaanihii<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bbottom\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bbottom\">taaniyichichaanihii<\/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\/taanaachichaa-APS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c8\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\/taanaachichaanich-APP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u14a1<\/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\/taaniyaayichichaanh-AOS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c2\u152e\u1528\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\/taaniyaayichichaanh-AOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"crex\">taanaachichaa<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bright\">taanaachichaanich<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">taaniyaayichichaanh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">taaniyaayichichaanh<\/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\/taanaachichaanichii-APP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex bright\">\u1456\u14c8\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\/taaniyaayichichaanihii-AOS.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c2\u152e\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\/taaniyiyaachichaanihii-AOP.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u1456\u14c2\u152e\u1528\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex bright\">taanaachichaanichii<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">taaniyaayichichaanihii<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">taaniyiyaachichaanihii<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Examples:<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491<\/strong> \u14a5\u14ef\u14c2\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14d0 \u140a\u144e\u1451 \u14ab\u1427\u152e\u1511\u14a1\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/taanaachichaa-ex.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>taanaachichaa<\/strong> misinihiikin atituu maaywaashich.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">I wonder which book is more appropriate.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491\u14c2\u148c<\/strong> \u140a\u14f5\u14a5\u14a1 \u1491 \u144e\u1426\u146f\u14c2\u1427\u1473\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/NPr\/taanaachichaanichii-ex.mp3\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>taanaachichaanichii<\/strong> asaamich chaa tihkunikwaau.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">I wonder which pair of snowshoes I will take.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Dubitative inflection is also found on verbs. [see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/northern-dialect\/verbs\/cree-verb-inflection\/orders\/orders-independent\/orders-09\/\">Dubitative Verb inflection<\/a>]<\/p><div id=\"cite\" style=\"z-index: 2000000; display: none; position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;\">\t \t \r\n\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>\t \t \r\n\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;\">\t \t \r\n\r\n<button class=\"closeButton close\" title=\"close\" style=\"float:right; max-height: 14px;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('cite').style.display='none';\"><\/button>\t \t \r\n\r\n<table style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">APA:<\/td>\t \t \r\n\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>\t \t \r\n\r\n<\/tr><tr><td>\u00a0<\/td>\t \t \r\n\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\t \t \r\n\r\n<\/tr><tr><td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">MLA:<\/td>\t \t \r\n\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>\t \t \r\n\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>\t \t \r\n\r\n<\/div>\t \t \r\n\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 pronoun for selection Observation \u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491 \u14a5\u14ef\u14c2\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14d0 \u1491 \u144e\u1426\u146f\u14c2\u14ab\u14d0\u166e taanaachichaa misinihiikin chaa tihkunimaan. &#8216;I wonder which book I should take with me.&#8217; \u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491 taanaachichaa is made up of the pronoun \u1456\u14d0 taan plus the dubitative inflection. \u1456\u14c8\u148b\u1491 taanaachichaa&#8230;  <a  class=\" btn btn-lg btn-primary \" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/northern-dialect\/pronouns\/dubitative-selection\/\">Read the full article&#8230;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":98,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12936,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions\/12936"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}