Example 75-173

Maamaa kiiaapachiheew lii rosh eeshikwatahahk lii takwahiminaana.
Maamaa
mother
kii-aapachih-eew
pst-use.anim-3.sbj.3.obj
lii
art.pl
rosh
stone
ee-shikwatah-ahk
comp-crush.inan-3.sbj.3.obj
lii
art.pl
takwahiminaan-a.
chokecherry-pl
My mother used stones to make beaten choke-cherries. OR: My mother crushed choke-cherries with stones.
Comment:
The word for 'mother' could be from French or Cree. Exceptionally, no possessive marker is indicated.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983: 37