Lecture 4 Flashcards
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Which language has the greatest internal diversity
How many distinct languages in Canada alone
Na-dene
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Most Na-Dene languages belong to what subfamily
Athabaskan
Tlingit is classified as
However
Na-Dene
It’s distantly related to the rest of Na-Dene languages
Doesn’t belong to Athabaskan sub family
The Siouan- Catawban language family is represented by 3 Dakotan languages in Canada. They are
- Nakoda (Stoney)
- Nakota (Assiniboine)
- Dakota-Lakota language
-Lakota/ Teton
-Western Dakota/ Yankton- Yanktonai
-Eastern Dakota/ Santee-Sisseton
Siouan word Tipi/teepee.
Which language dialect,
which proper spelling,
meaning
Lakota
thípi
Means (they dwell, house)
Siouan word Sinta Luta.
Which language dialect,
which proper spelling,
meaning
Lakota
sintaluta
Means red fox tail
Siouan word Wapella
Which language dialect,
which proper spelling,
meaning
Dakota
wape (to snow)
So wapella means (gently falling snow)
Isolates including
- Haida/ Xaad kil
- Ktunaxa/ Kutenai
- Beothuk
Michif meaning
Mixed language- can’t be classified in the traditional sense
Michif most nouns come from where
Most Verbs from
Nouns mostly come from French origin
Most of the verbs are from Cree
Michif Spoken by and where
Spoken by some groups of Métis people across the prairies (Manitoba, Sask, Alberta, BC- also North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota)
