Grammar
Spelling East Cree (Northern) – Boundaries
Making compound words
Two or three words can be joined together to make one new word, but there are usually spelling changes when this happens. Here are some examples:
| ᓂᑭᒨ + ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ | = | ᓂᑭᒨᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
| ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑭᓂᔑᔥ + ᐄᔨᔨᐤ | = | ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑭᓂᔑᔒᐅᐄᔨᔨᐤ |
| ᐅᑖᐹᓐ + ᒫᔅᑭᓂᐤ | = | ᐅᑖᐹᓂᒫᔅᑭᓂᐤ |
| ᐃᔥᑯᑖᐤ + ᐅᑖᐹᓐ | = | ᐃᔥᑯᑖᐅᑖᐹᓐ |
| ᐧᐋᐱᓐ + ᐊᒋᐦᑯᐦᔥ | = | ᐧᐋᐱᓂᒋᐦᑯᐦᔥ |
| ᒥᔥᑎᒄ + ᐋᒥᐦᐧᑳᓐ | = | ᒥᔥᑎᐧᑳᒥᐦᐧᑳᓐ |
| ᐅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐤ + ᒌᔑᑳᐤ | = | ᐅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐅᒌᔑᑳᐤ |
| ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ + ᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓐ | = | ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐅᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
| ᒥᐦᐧᑳᐤ + ᐅᑖᑯᔑᐤ | = | ᒥᐦᐧᑳᐅᑖᑯᔑᐤ |
| ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐤ + ᒦᒋᒻ | = | ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐅᒦᒋᒻ |
More examples can be found in the Word Formation section of the grammar under Noun + Noun , Verb + Noun, and Verb + Verb.
See also: Spelling East Cree – Southern Dialect – Making compound words