Miskito/Contents

__NOTOC__ Table of Contents Lesson 1 Introduction Getting started Introduction Miskitu aisas! Welcome to Miskitu Aisas! · The Miskito people and their language · How to use the course · Where to next? 100% Pronunciation Pronunciation and spelling Vowels · Consonants · Semivowels and diphthongs · Accent and aspiration · Reading practice 100% Lessons 1 Nini Mary sa My name is Mary is · this and that · the · a 100% 2 Buk ba tibil ra sa The book is on the table In, on and at · Plural nouns · We, they, these and those · Isn't/aren't 100% 3 Tawan ra sap kum bara sa ki? Is there a shop in the village? There is/are · Questions · Who, what and where · Your 100% 4 Yaptiki ba Miskitu aisisa My mother speaks Miskito The -isa form · The -ras form 100% 5 Naha wina Bilwi ra From here to Bilwi To and from · Here and there · Direct objects · A note on infinitives 100% 6 Nahwala, yauhka Yesterday, tomorrow With · The future tense · The past tense 100% 7 Inglis aisisma ki? Do you speak English? I am · You are · Some personal pronouns · The present tense · The future tense 100% 8 Anira auma ki? Where are you going? Go, come, know, and want · The negative · Past forms 100% 9 Wan skulka Our school The -ka ligature after demonstratives · Rules for adding -ka · Other uses of ligature · The genitive construction 100% 10 Miskitu aisi banghwisna We speak Miskito Plural personal pronouns · Banghwaia · A-verbs and i-verbs · The -a or -ya ligatureREADING: Miskitu yumhpa 100% MORE LESSONS REFERENCE SECTION MORE ABOUT MISKITO THE PROJECTThe project Contributors Authors and contributors Major authors · Further contributors 100% History Project history Announcing the project · New page log · Latest news 50% Development Current development Setting up · "To do" list · Help needed! 25% Aims Aims and objectives Long-range goals / Objectives for this course 100% Method Method Basic resources · Structural syllabus · Target lexicon · Lesson design · Choosing model sentences · Explaining grammar · Composing mini-exercises · Vocabulary control · Review exercises · Layout procedures 75% Authors' workbench Syllabus Proposed syllabus Lesson-by-lesson list of planned structural content 100% Lexicon Planned lexicon A provisional word list 100% Lesson_structure Lesson structure How to start writing a lesson · Overall structure of a lesson · A note on layout · The model component · The exercise component · The commentary component · Vocabulary and review 100% Layout Layout guide Point layout · The model component · The exercise component · The commentary component · The vocabulary component · The review component 100% Templates Using the templates Template basics · Template index 100% How How to... start a new page · write a point · write a vocabulary/review section 50% Pagelog Page log Newly created pages are logged here 50% Notebook Project note book Bits, pieces and snippets possibly of use later 50% More lessons 11 ? ? (Coming soon!) 00% Reference section Vocabulary (Miskito) Miskito-English vocabulary Covers the lessons so far written. 100% Vocabulary (English) English-Miskito vocabulary Covers lessons 1 to 10 50% Abbreviations Abbreviations used 50% Subject_index Subject index 50% Ligatures Appendix: Ligatures and possessive forms 00% Verb_table Appendix: Verb tables 00% More about Miskito Links Miskito links and bibliography Miskito links · Bibliography 50% Discussion Discussion page Your feedback please! 25%