Grammar
Imperative Order
| ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | nipaah. | Sleep! | |
| ᓂᐹᐦᑭᓐ᙮ | nipaahkin. | Sleep later! |
The Imperative order is used for commands and requests. Inflection is only for ᒌᔨ chiiyi (2), ᒌᔮᓂᐤ chiiyaaniu (21p) and ᒌᔨᐧᐋᐤ chiiyiwaau (2p). There are two imperative modes: one for an immediate action, another one for a delayed action (likely not in the presence of the speaker). These are called: immediate imperative (#17a) and delayed imperative (#17b).
Immediate Imperative conjugation (#17a) for VAI ᓂᐹᐤ nipaau
| Persons | Northern East Cree | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | nipaah. | Sleep! | |
| 21p | ᓂᐹᑖᐤ᙮ | nipaataau. | Let’s go to sleep! | |
| 2p | ᓂᐹᒄ᙮ | nipaakw. | Go to sleep! | |
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Delayed Imperative conjugation (#17b) for VAI ᓂᐹᐤ nipaau
| Persons | Northern East Cree | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ᓂᐹᑭᓐ᙮ | nipaahkin. | Sleep later! | |
| 21p | ᓂᐹᐦᑳᐦᒄ᙮ | nipaahkaahkw. | Let’s sleep later! | |
| 2p | ᓂᐹᐦᒑᐦᒄ᙮ | nipaahchaahkw. | Go to sleep later! | |
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