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(73) aaniish marking resolve
a) (Kegg 1991:110-111)
i) “Miinawaa giizhikaandag agoozh imaa endaayan.”
and cedar bough hang him/her there your house
ii) Aaniish naa mii azhigwa gaa-izhi-asag a’aw giizhikaandag imaa
DM DM that when and so I put that cedar bough there
ishkwaandeming.
at the door
i) ‘“And hang a cedar bough there where you live.”
ii) Well, then I put a cedar bough there at the door.’
b) (Clark 1998:20, audio)
i) Giwaabandaanaawaadog ko awiiya zhishigagowed.
you all must see customarily someone vomits
ii) Mii sa go gaa-izhinawag i'iw enaanzod
that DM EMPH how I perceived him/her that how s/he is colored
a’aw bebezhigooganzhii.
that horse
iii) Aaniish mii sa iidog Zhishigagowaan inga-izhinikaanaa.
DM that DM DUB Puke I’ll call him/her
i) ‘You must’ve all seen when someone throws up.
ii) That’s how he looked to me in his color.
iii) Well, I’m going to name him Puke.’
In (73a), the speaker was advised by her cousin to hang a cedar bough at her house in
order to keep an evil being from coming around. Not wanting to risk it, she resolves to
hang the cedar bough up. Her resolve is marked by aaniish naa in (73a.ii). In (73b), the
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