Spelling East Cree (Southern) – Syllabic Finals
ᔦᐦᔦᐧᐋᑲᓐ The use of the ᐦ (h) final
ᐦ (h) in the middle of a word
The ᐦ is used in the middle of a word between two vowel sounds or before some consonants. Here are some examples:
| Before ᐃ, ᐄ, ᐅ, ᐆ, ᐊ, ᐋ, ᐧᐋ | Before ᐱ, ᐲ, ᐳ, ᐴ, ᐸ, ᐹ, ᐧᐹ, ᑉ |
|---|---|
| ᐁᐦᐁ | ᐊᑯᐦᑉ |
| ᐅᐦᐆᒥᓲ | ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ |
| ᐅᔫᐦ | ᐅᐦᐸᐦᐆ |
| ᐅᑎᐦᐄᒉᐤ | ᐅᑎᐦᑉ |
| ᐋᐦᐋᐧᐁᔒᔥ | ᐅᐦᐱᓯᑲᓐ |
| ᐊᐦᐄᐲ | ᐅᓯᑳᑎᐦᑉ |
| ᓂᐹᐦᐁᐤ | ᒪᑐᑲᐦᑉ |
| ᒫᑎᐦᐄᑲᓐ | ᐅᐦᐹᔔ |
| ᒫᐦᐄᐸᔫ | ᐅᐦᐸᓐ |
| ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ | ᐹᐦᐴ |
| ᒥᐦᐊᓐ |
| Before ᑎ, ᑏ, ᑐ, ᑑ, ᑕ, ᑖ, ᐧᑖ, ᑦ | Before ᒋ, ᒌ, ᒍ, ᒎ, ᒑ, ᐧᒑ, ᒡ |
|---|---|
| ᒥᐦᑦ | ᐲᐦᒉᐤ |
| ᐯᐦᑕᒻ | ᐅᑖᐦᒡ |
| ᐅᐦᑎᓐ | ᐳᐦᒎᑌᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᑌᐤ | ᐄᐦᒡ |
| ᐄᔨᐦᑐᐧᐃᓐ | ᔮᔮᐦᒌᐤ |
| ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐤ | ᓲᐦᒉᔨᒨ |
| ᓅᐦᑦ | ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ |
| ᓅᐦᑌᓲ | ᐋᐦᒋᒄ |
| ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ | ᒥᐦᒉᑐ |
| ᑌᐦᑕᐳᐧᐃᓐ | ᐴᐦᒑᐸᓀᐤ |
| Before ᑭ, ᑮ, ᑯ, ᑰ, ᑲ, ᑳ, ᐧᑳ, ᒃ, ᒄ | Before ᔨ, ᔩ, ᔪ, ᔫ, ᔮ, ᐧᔮ |
|---|---|
| ᐋᐦᑯᓲ | ᐧᐋᐦᔫ |
| ᐊᑎᐦᒄ | ᐧᐋᐱᐦᔦᐤ |
| ᐄᐦᒄ | ᒥᔥᑎᑯᐦᔦᐤ |
| ᒫᐦᑮ | ᔦᐦᔦᐤ |
| ᒥᐦᒄ | ᒋᔐᐦᔦᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᑯᓐ | ᐱᒥᐦᔮᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᑰᒻᐦ | ᐱᐦᔦᑯᓲ |
| ᐅᐦᑳᒣᐤ | ᓈᐯᐦᔦᐤ |
| ᐋᐦᑯᓐ | ᔫᐦᔫᔥᑲᒻ |
| ᔮᐦᑲᓐ | ᒨᐦᔦᐧᐁᐤ |
| ᐋᐦᑲᓐ | ᒋᔅᒉᔨᐦᑕᒻ |
| ᐋᐦᑲᓐ |
You can hear the ᐦ sound clearly when you say these pairs of words:
| With ᐦ (h) | Without ᐦ (h) |
|---|---|
| ᒥᐦᒄ | ᒥᒄ |
| ᓰᐦᑑ | ᓰᑑ |
| ᐧᐄᐦᐹᐤ | ᐧᐄᐹᐤ |
| ᐆᐦᒉᐤ / ᐊᐅᐦᒉᐤ | ᐆᒉᐤ |
| ᔮᐦᔦᐤ | ᔮᔦᐤ |
| ᒪᐦᑯᔐᐤ | ᒪᑯᔐᐤ |
| ᒫᐦᑮ | ᒫᑮ |
| ᐯᐦᑖᐤ | ᐯᑖᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᒋᐱᑕᒻ | ᐅᒋᐱᑕᒻ |
| ᐹᐦᐱᐦᑖᐤ | ᐹᐱᑌᐤ |
| ᒥᐦᑕᐦ | ᒥᑖᔅ |
It is never used before m, n, s, sh.
See also: Spelling East Cree – Northern Dialect – ᐦ in the middle of a word
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Dialect Differences
- ᒋᐦᑲᔥᑖᑲᓐᐦ The Use of Dots
- Syllabic Finals
- ᐃ, ᐄ and ᔨ
- Syllabic symbols not to forget to write
- Adding endings to nouns and verbs
- Boundaries
- New spellings as of summer 2015
- Punctuation
- Writing Names
- Standard Roman Orthography (SRO)
Grammar