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In (80a), a series of events occurs, i.e. a mallard duck is spotted on a lake, a rock is
picked up and thrown at it, and it is hit. These events lead to the demise of the mallard
duck, and is captured with resultant phrase, mii sa gaa-izhi-niiwana’waad ‘she killed it’
in (80b), accented by clitic -sa. While this series represents a cause and effect
relationship, this is not a necessary requirement. The following example shows this
where a grandmother volunteers herself and her granddaughter to go weed a garden for
someone. The following morning, they pack a lunch, and leave for the garden.
(81) isa (Kegg 1991:58-59)
a) Mii dash a’aw nookomis, “Niin igo inga-o-bashkwashkibijige indaanis,”
DM but that my grandmother I EMPH I will go and weed my daughter
odinaan iniw ikwewan.
she tells her that woman
b) “Naawakamigookwe inga-wiijiiwaa,” ikido.
Naawakamigookwe I go with her she says
c) Mii sa azhigwa gegizhebaawagadinig aapiji gaa-izhi-nawapwaaniked,
DP DM now in the morning early and so she made a lunch
maagizhaa gaye bakwezhiganan gaa-maajiinaagwen miinawaa
maybe also bread what she must have took along and
akikoonsan – maagizhaa gaye waa-aniibiishkikegwen imaa,
little pail probably also what she wants to make tea with there
gaa-onji-maajiinaad iniw akikoonsan, akikoon, akikoonsan igo –
why she took it along that little pail pail a little pail EMPH
gaa-izhi-maajaayaang.
and so we left
a) ‘“I’ll go and weed her garden, my daughter,” my grandmother told the woman.
b) “I’ll go with Naawakamigookwe,” she said.
c) Real [sa] early in the morning, she made a lunch, maybe she took bread along
and a little pail – I guess she took along the little pail because she wanted to
make tea in it – and then we left.’
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