Beginner Conversational Cree for Adults

Manisha Khetarpal (Maskwacis Cultural College)

September 15, 2018. 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location: Maskwacis Cultural College

Region(s): West Central

What will I learn?: Greetings. Cree expressions. What is your name? Where are you from? Numbers, Syllabics, 4-10 new words, and vocabulary development.

Date: September 15, 2018
Time: Saturday, 10 am-3 pm

Maximum: 25 students

Location: Maskwacis Cultural College
Cost: Free. Lunch Potluck. Donations appreciated. Sponsorships requested.

Knowledge is transferable and portable to MCC courses

Prerequiste: None. No prior knowlege of Cree language required for this course

What to bring?: Four Cree words. Something for a door prize.

Certificate: All learners will be awarded a certificate of participation

I want to learn about
Introductions to vowel sounds
Different sounds of the Cree alphabet/syllabics
Difference between kokum an nohkom and mosum an nimosom
Cree place names
How to answer where you’re from
Introduction to grammar such as Niya, Kiya, Wiya
Cree command words
Cree expressions
That things can be animate or inanimate
How to introduce myself in Cree
How to count up to ten in Cree
How to count up to twenty in Cree
How to count by tens to one hundred
How spiritual beliefs are integrated into the language
How to do a simple prayer
Learn some new vocabulary and how to put words together myself to make nehiyaw sentences

Online registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/13wGud77BQ2dYzSm2

There is no cost for this learning opportunity but pre-registration is required at least 36 hours in advance.

For more information call 780 585 3925 or send an email to mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca