The Sounds of East Cree
Introduction
When you learn a new language, you learn not only how to pronounce sounds, but also how to hear them. (That last idea might seem strange, but hearing sounds in a new language ‘properly’ is just something you have to learn.) This website describes how to pronounce and to hear East Cree sounds.
If you are reading these pages for the first time, the Table of Contents list topics in order of difficulty.
Acknowledgements
The Sounds of East Cree is a collaborative work produced by:
- Carrie Dyck (Memorial University of Newfoundland) 2005-present
- Marie-Odile Junker (Carleton University) 2005-present
- Christen Kirchhuebel (Carleton University) 2007
- Karen Nolan (Carleton University) 2007
- Kevin Terry (Memorial University) 2007
- Kelly Logan (Carleton University) 2009
- Nora McGruer (Memorial University of Newfoundland) 2009
The Cree examples that are the basis for this work were pronounced by:
- Luci Bobbish-Salt (Chisasibi)
- Alice Duff (Chisasibi)
- Christine Duff (Chisasibi)
- Frances Visitor (Wemindji)
- Mary Shashaweskum (Wemindji)
- Louise Blacksmith (Mistissini)
- Ruth Salt (Waskaganish)
- Erica Stephen (Waskaganish)