FNST133 - Carrier Language - Level I
Stuart Lake Dialect
September-December 2026
Shana Labatch and Bill Poser

by Zoom
Mondays & Wednesdays
16:00-17:20 Pacific Time (UTC-8)

Course Materials

Outline

Class DateTopicsReadingAssignmentOther Resources
September 9 (Wednesday) Overview
Resources
The Language and Its Situation
The Sound System and Writing
The Carrier Language: pp. 1-20
The Carrier Language: pp. 43-45
Textbook Ch. 1: The Sound System and Writing
Ass. 1
Ass. 1 Answer Sheet
Ass. 1 Answers
Sounds and Writing Web Page
Listening Exercises
Map of Native Languages of North America
Map of Athabaskan Languages
Family Tree of the Athabaskan Languages
Head and Neck from Left Side
Respiratory System Diagram
Larynx From Front
Glottis From Above
How to Learn the Sounds of Dakelh [pdf]
September 14 (Monday)Greetings and the Like
Animals
Introduction to the Dictionary
Overview of Grammar
Textbook Ch. 2: Greetings and the Like
Textbook Ch. 3: Some Animals
The Carrier Language: pp. 21-31
The Carrier Language: pp. 36-37
Web Dictionary Tutorial: Sections 1-3
Sounds and Writing Web Page
Listening Exercises
Audio for Chapter 2
Audio for Chapter 3
Exercises
September 16 (Wednesday) Assignment 1 Due
Ass. 2
Ass. 2 Answer Sheet
Ass. 2 Answers
Pronunciation Check
September 21 (Monday)The Sound System and Reading
Information about Place Names
Textbook Ch. 4: Sounding Out Words
Web Dictionary Tutorial: Section 6
Audio for Chapter 4
Sounds and Writing Web Page
Listening Exercises
Word Parsing Exercises
September 23 (Wednesday) Subject Marking of Verbs I
Basic Sentence Structure
Textbook Ch. 5: Person and Number in the Verb
Textbook Ch. 6: Basic Sentence Structure
Assignment 2 Due
Ass. 3
Ass. 3 Answer Sheet
Ass. 3 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 9
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 9
Audio for Chapter 5
Audio for Chapter 6
Exercises
September 28 (Monday) Plurals of Nouns
Noun Suffixes
Demonstratives
Textbook Ch. 7: Plurals of Nouns
Textbook Ch. 8: Noun Suffixes
Textbook Ch. 9: The Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
Audio for Chapter 7
Audio for Chapter 8
Audio for Chapter 9
Exercises
September 30 (Wednesday)Truth and Reconciliation Day - No Class
October 5 (Monday) Postpositions
Subject Marking of Verbs II
Textbook Ch. 10: Verb Structure
Textbook Ch. 11: The Verb "do/work"
Textbook Ch. 12: The Verb "dwell"
Textbook Ch. 13: Postpositions
Assignment 3 Due
Ass. 4
Ass. 4 Answer Sheet
Ass. 4 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 13
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 13
Audio for Chapter 10
Audio for Chapter 11
Audio for Chapter 12
Audio for Chapter 13
Exercises - Dwell
Exercises - Work
Exercises - Postpositions
October 7 (Wednesday) Names of Communities
How are you?
Yes/No Questions
Textbook Ch. 14: Dakelh Communities
Textbook Ch. 15: The Verb "be"
Textbook Ch. 16: Yes/No Questions
Audio for Chapter 14
Audio for Chapter 15
Audio for Chapter 16
Exercises - Communities
Exercises - Verb "be"
Exercises - Yes/No Vocabulary
The Chunlac Story Read in English by Bernadette Rosetti [video - 24 min.]
'You don't suppose the Dominion government wants to cheat the Indians?': The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Fort George Reserve, 1908-12
Papers Connected With the Indian Land Question 1850-1875
Understanding Aboriginal Government [explanation of bands, tribal councils, etc.]
October 12 (Monday)Thanksgiving - No Class
October 14 (Wednesday) Verbs that Take Objects
Meat Compounds
Traditional Foods
Textbook Ch. 17: The Verb "to eat'' and the Unspecified Object Prefix
Textbook Ch. 18: Meats
Textbook Ch. 19: Traditional Foods
Assignment 4 Due
Pronunciation Check I Due
Ass. 5
Ass. 5 Answer Sheet
Ass. 5 Answers
Pronunciation Check II
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 21
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 21
Audio for Chapter 17
Audio for Chapter 18
Audio for Chapter 19
Audio for Chapter 21
Exercises - Unspecified Object Vocabulary
Exercises - Meats
Exercises - Traditional Foods
Exercises - Question Words Matching
October 19 (Monday) Verb Tenses
Content Questions
Using the Topical Indices of the Dictionary
Textbook Ch. 20: Verb Tenses
Textbook Ch. 21: Content Questions
Web Dictionary Tutorial: Section 4
October 21 (Wednesday) Possessed Nouns
Textbook Ch. 22: Possessed Nouns
Textbook Ch. 23: Stem Changes in Possessed Nouns
Textbook Ch. 24: The Indefinite Possessor
Textbook Ch. 25: Areal and Reciprocal Possessors
Assignment 5 Due
Ass. 6
Ass. 6 Answer Sheet
Ass. 6 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 28
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 28
Textbook Appendix: Procedure for Constructing a Possessed Noun
Textbook Appendix: Summary of Possession
Audio for Chapter 22
Audio for Chapter 23
Stem-Changing Nouns in the Dictionary [screenshot]
Exercises
October 26 (Monday) Possessed Nouns Textbook Ch. 26: Disjoint Reference and Possession
Textbook Ch. 27: Noun Class 2
Textbook Ch. 28: Noun Class 3
October 28 (Wednesday) Independent Pronouns
Textbook Ch. 29: The Personal Pronouns and Their Uses
Pronunciation Check II Due
Ass. 7
Ass. 7 Answer Sheet
Ass. 7 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 30
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 30
Audio for Chapter 29
Exercises
Morris Quaw's Lament - Lyrics
November 2 (Monday)Complex Sentences I Textbook Ch. 30: Combining Sentences Assignment 6 Due
November 4 (Wednesday) Body Parts and Inalienable Possession
Textbook Ch. 31: Body Parts - External
Textbook Ch. 32: Body Parts - Internal
Textbook Ch. 33: The Verb "be sick, sore"
Assignment 7 Due
Ass. 8
Ass. 8 Answer Sheet
Ass. 8 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 34
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 34
Audio for Chapter 33
Exercises
November 9 (Monday)Mid-Semester Break - No Class
November 11 (Wednesday)Remembrance Day - No Class
November 16 (Monday) Alienable Possession of Inalienables
Textbook Ch. 34: Alienable Possession of Inalienables
November 18 (Wednesday) Kinship Terms
Textbook Ch. 35: The Nuclear Family
Textbook Ch. 36: Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, and Nephews
Textbook Ch. 37: In-laws
Textbook Ch. 38: Some More Relatives
Assignment 8 Due
Ass. 9
Ass. 9 Answer Sheet
Ass. 9 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 38
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 38
Exercises
November 23 (Monday)
November 25 (Wednesday) Complex Sentences II
Areal Objects
Textbook Ch. 39: The Future Tense of "eat"
Textbook Ch. 40: Complex Sentences
Textbook Ch. 41: Thinking That
Textbook Ch. 42: Liking and Liking To
Textbook Ch. 43: Wanting and Wanting To
Assignment 9 Due
Ass. 10
Ass. 10 Answer Sheet
Ass. 10 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 43
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 43
Exercises
Summary of Complex Sentences
November 30 (Monday) Shape Classifiers
Textbook Ch. 44: The Shape Classifier Prefixes Assignment 10 Due
Ass. 11
Ass. 11 Answer Sheet
Ass. 11 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 45
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 45
Exercises
December 2 (Wednesday)Colour Terms Textbook Ch. 45: Colour Terms
December 7 (Monday) Inflected Postpositions
Noun Suffixes
Modifying Nouns
Textbook Ch. 46: Inflected Postpositions
Textbook Ch. 47: Agent Nouns
Textbook Ch. 48: Simple Relative Clauses
Assignment 11 Due
Ass. 12
Ass. 12 Answer Sheet
Ass. 12 Answers
Dakelh-English Vocabulary Through Ch. 48
English-Dakelh Vocabulary Through Ch. 48
Exercises
December 9 (Wednesday) Expressing Location
The Territory
The Clan System
Textbook Ch. 49: Expressing Location
Textbook Ch. 50: The Territory
Textbook Ch. 51: The Clan System
The entire course vocabulary is in the textbook:
Exercises
December 11 (Friday)Assignment 12 Due

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Bill Poser

Shana Labatch

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