Dakota 10, 20, 30
LC10.1
Demonstrate, when interpreting oral and written texts, knowledge of Dakota language concepts including basic context-specific vocabulary, word order and linguistic conventions.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Explore the similarities between the Dakota and English alphabets. |
| (b) | Identify the letters and accents on letters that produce particular sounds in the Dakota alphabet. Please refer to Appendix A for a complete list of sounds. |
| (c) | Practise reading basic Dakota vocabulary (e.g., forest, water and air) and simple sentences. |
| (d) | Recognize numbers from 0 to 100 when spoken and written in contexts related to the land (e.g., number of birds in a flock). |
| (e) | Investigate the difference when using the number one to count or to describe a quantity (i.e., one book – waɳji; 1, 2, 3, – waɳc̀a). |
| (f) | Explore how the pronunciation of some words affects their meaning. |
| (g) | Recognize singular and plural versions of basic nouns in environments beyond the classroom (e.g., lake and lakes). |
| (h) |
Identify male and female ways of speaking, such as:
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| (i) | Comprehend present-tense verbs in first, second and third person singular (e.g., dancing, hunting and gathering). |
| (j) | Explore, with guidance, the inverted phrase structure of the Dakota language when listening to and reading complete sentences. |
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