Funny Little Stories - (First Nations Language Readers) by Arok Wolvengrey (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Funny Little Stories is a collection of nine stories representing the Plains Cree, Woods Cree, and Swampy Cree dialects, with a pronunciation guide and a Cree-to-English glossary.Students and Elders come together in this volume to offer samples of three distinct genres of Cree storytelling: word play, humorous accounts of life experiences, and traditional stories about Wisahkecahk, the trickster-hero.Each story is illustrated and is presented in both Standard Roman Orthography and syllabics, with English translation.
- Author(s): Arok Wolvengrey
- 110 Pages
- Language + Art + Disciplines, Language Arts
- Series Name: First Nations Language Readers
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About the Book
"This is the first in a series of readers in the First Nations languages of the prairie provinces meant for language learners and language users. The stories in this volume come from a variety of sources, all being narrated or written by fluent speakers of Cree, whether students or instructors of the Cree language or Elders, and representing a wide array of dialect differences including examples of Plains, Woods and Swampy Cree."--Jacket.Book Synopsis
Funny Little Stories is a collection of nine stories representing the Plains Cree, Woods Cree, and Swampy Cree dialects, with a pronunciation guide and a Cree-to-English glossary.
Students and Elders come together in this volume to offer samples of three distinct genres of Cree storytelling: word play, humorous accounts of life experiences, and traditional stories about Wisahkecahk, the trickster-hero.
Each story is illustrated and is presented in both Standard Roman Orthography and syllabics, with English translation.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: First Nations Language Readers
Sub-Genre: Language Arts
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Number of Pages: 110
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Arok Wolvengrey
Language: English
Street Date: June 8, 2007
TCIN: 1003034121
UPC: 9780889771857
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-2223
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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