Cree 1

Instructor: Candace Longjohn-Constant
Saturdays 10am-12pm
10 weeks: September 20 to December 6 (no classes on October 11 and November 15)
Location: In-person Williams Buidling room 316
$360 + GST/PST (textbook and the cost of gifting tobacco and a blanket to the Cree language knowledge keeper ARE included in the registration fee)
Prerequisite: None

Syllabus

For students who have very little or no experience speaking Cree.

Students will master and learn to:

  • Greet someone
  • Ask how someone is doing
  • Indicate how one is doing
  • Take leave of someone
  • Thank someone
  • Indicate gratitude
  • Ask someone where they are from
  • Indicate where one is from
  • Ask someone their name 
  • Indicate one’s name
  • Count 0 to 10
  • Name the 10 consonants, 4 long vowels and 3 short vowels
  • Welcome someone
  • Simple verb commands
  • Useful expressions
  • Simple verb commands, eg. wait please, come in, have a seat, etc.

Course Materials

You may be interested in downloading two apps: