Kidwenan : An Ojibwe Language Book. 3rd Edition.

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Kidwenan: An Ojibwe Language Book is the work of Ojibwe language teacher, Isadore Toulouse. The author, a fluent speaker originally from Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island, is a grad uate from Lakehead University's Native Language Instructors Program. The text is organized into 17 chapters that contain standard lists of vocabulary and short sentences. Topics include greetings, where are you going, places, table gestures, food, action verbs, feelings, family, numbers, days, months, weather, seasons, and locatives. The words and phrases reflect contemporary lifestyles and include references such as the bank, band office, restaurant, and day care centre. The many dialects of the Ojibwe language are acknowledged through the use of brackets in the text only. The text contains conversational style words and phrases in Ojibwe with the English meaning. This package is suitable for students with some familiarity with the Ojibwe language who want to improve conversational and literacy skills. Show more