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(28) ina
Ina, gidaano-inin.
see I tried telling you
‘See, I told you.’
In monologic narratives where there is only one speaker, this function can be seen also.
This is shown below where the speaker points out a result of not having any traditional
healers anymore (from the example from above).
(29) inashke (Clark 2003:54, audio)
a) Shke mewinzha, dibaajimowaad ongow gaa-nanaandawi’iwejig,
see long ago they tell these the healers
mii miinawaa-go gaa-zhi-mikamowaad biinjayi’ii awegonen etenig imaa
DP and they found it inside it what be put there
owiiyawing wa’aw ayaakozid, awegonen o’ow gaa-aakozhiishkaagod.
in his body this who is sick what this what made him/her sick
b) Mii dash i'iw imaa, nashke mii noongom inigaaziyang gaawiin awiiya ayaasiiwag
DP and that there see that today we are pitiful not someone they don’t exist
geyaabi aapiji ongow ge-nanaandawi’inangig.
anymore extremely these who could heal us
a) ‘You see, a long time ago, these that healed people would diagnose, and found
inside the sick person’s body what was ailing them.
b) See, that’s why we’re so pitiful these days, there aren’t very many people
anymore who could heal us.’
In both examples, inashke functions to point out something that has the effect of
strengthening the point of view of the speaker. In (28), the speaker uses ina to point out a
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