Discourse Particles
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
This page outlines the commonly used and heard discourse particles in Mi'gmaq. A discourse particle is " is a lexeme or particle which has no direct semantic meaning in the context of a sentence, having rather a pragmatic function: it serves to indicate the speaker's attitude, or to structure their interactions with other participants in a conversation"[1].
na
The discourse particle na is often heard and used. It is very useful. In various instances, it can be translated as a copular verb.
ula na ji'nm this na man
'This is a man.'
ni'n na Piel 1 na Piel
'I am Piel'
ula na nmis this na my.sister
'This is my (older) sister.'