Labrador Innu-Aimun: an introduction to the Sheshatshiu dialect

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by  Clarke S., MacKenzie M.

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LABRADORI NNU-AIMUN:
AN INTRODUCTIONT O THE
SHESHATSHIDUI ALECT
SandrCal arkaen dM argueriMtaec Kenzie
witht hec ollaboraotfi on
JosMéa ilhoKta,n anPie nashue
andL aureAln neH asler
2007
DepartmeonftL inguistics
MemoriaUln iversoiftyN ewfoundland
CopyriSganhdtarC lrakaen Mda rguerMiatceK enzie
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TABLOEF C ONTETNS
Acknowledgements v
Inotdruicotn vii
InnCuo mmuneisit ni ix
Quebec-Labrador
LiosfAt b breviations x
LiosfPt h onSeytibomcl s
Xl
Lesson SonudisnS heshaItns­nhuiu 1
1
aimun
LessIoIn Animeva stI.n amnait(eN ouns 9
anPdr onouns)
LessIoInI NomiPnularla; l usNme arls 15
LessIoVn ThNeo u:Ln ocatiavneds 19
Dimiinevust
LessVo n ThNeo nu:1t sa n2dn Pde rson 23
Possessors
Lesson VI 3rPde rsaonnOd b viiavte 29
PossesPslrouaPrlos s,s essives,
PropNeoru ns
LessVoInI PosssseiDoenp:e nadnednt 35
IrrleagSrut ems
LessVoInI I ThAen imeIa nttsriiavtn(eA) I 39
Verb
LessIoXn PreveArITb rsna;s i-tLiivkee 47
Ver(bTs1 2)
LessXo n ThIen aneiI mnatntrsait(iIvIe) 53
Verb
LessXoIn ThTer nasitIinvaene i( mTaIt) 59
VerRbe;li aotnFaolr ms;
Comptairsva e
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LessXoInI The nTsriatAinivmea (tTeA ) 69
Verb
LessXoInI I TrnasitAinmviaet (eT AI)n vers77e
FormRse;f leaxnidv es
Reciprlocsa
LessXoInV ThPea Tsetns eI;m perative8 3
Forms
Lesson ThAen miatIenr tansi(tAiIve) 89
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Cojnnuct
LessXoVnI TheI naneiI mnattriatni(svIeI ) 99
Conjunct; Compound
SentenCcoeusn;t ing
LessXoVnI I ThTer nasiivtIen aniem(T aIt) 150
Cojnnuct
LessXoVInII ThTear nistiAvnei me(a TtA) 111
CojnucntI;ne dpendent
DubitaVteirvFbeo rms; the
CojnnucRtel aitonal
LessXoInX TAC onjunctF oInrvmteshr;es e1 19
CojnnucDtu bitaAtIi ve;
ImpersFoonramAlsII ;/I
UnspecSiufbijFeeodcr tm s
Lesson EvindtieaSluj,bec tiavned 172
XX
RelaVteerFdbo rms
LessXoXIn Review 153
FurtRheefre rences 141
GlososfaLr inyg uistic 154
Terms
Innu-EGnlogslsiasrhy 175
EnglisGhl-oIsnsnaur y 171
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ACKNO EDGEMETNS
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coopteiraoannld i ngiuicin sshtithgsa vmea dteh iinst roductory
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INTRODUCTION
This vooulltuinmteehss euo ndasn gdar mmtaicsatlr ucotftu hree
Inn-iaumudnil aescpto kientn hc eo mmnuiyot fS heshatshiu,
Labrafdoorrm,ke nrloywa nsN orWtehs Rti vTehri.s voafr iety
Innaium-u(na lksnoow na sM ontaaignisss)i mitlota hUrea shnuun
dailecstp okienSen p t-aInlScdeh se ffevrilQluee,bea cn idas l so
colsyer lelattote hIdenn u-aivmaurni etiQeuse beLocof w etrh e
NorSthho -rteh ia,stt hMea skhuannud ialsepcotki enMn i ngan,
NatasahnLq,auR omianaen Sdt A.u ugsitn(.T hmea po np agiex
shotwhse loocfta htecisooemn m utni.ieT)so a l esesxetre nt,
SheshaItnnsuh-iauis mhuanfr eeast wuirhtte hsoe n loyt hvearr iety
ofI nnaui-msupno kienLn a bratdhoMeru h,su adui acsltpe okienn
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oft htee rMmosn tnaagainsNd a sakp.i )
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foramd a ileccotnn tuiuwmit ht hCer edeie aclstpso kienCn e ntral
and WeCsatnear(dnsa fe oeer xm aplMea cKe1nz8i90ef odre ta.i ls)
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geopghrialclaayn ndu merictahllela yrg,ae bsotr iCgaianndaainl
lnigiusstuigrbco up.L ike OjBilbawcaka,fn oMdoi kt'm aCqr,e e­
Montaigsn-akNaapisips a rtt hAoelf og nqulinaaguna egf maily.
Thivso leup mroivdaensi ntdrucotitooSn h eshaItnsnhui-uaf iomru n
speakeErnsig slTohhf.oe r thogirutas peihstsyh ree vivseerds ion
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markfionvrgo wleeln.g tihWhlteh oirst hogirrsale paihtvye ly
abstarnaddcoe tsn orte pretshseepn ete ocfah n pya rtliacru
commuyn,iih tta tsh aed vantthaiagcttea ben u sebdy Isnpneua kers
thoruhgotut hQeu ebec-dLopareb nrialnas.u
ThIen nium-uasnp okienSnh eshaitnsso ahth i oum ogeneous
dailecAtsa. srueolftt h defi ferheionsrtti rceagli boannadl
affiilationpsr eos-fed naStyh eshastpesahkieur si,s there
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