Spelling East Cree (Northern) – Syllabic Finals
ᒃ and ᒄ at the end of a word
Most words end in ᒄ, only a small number end in ᒃ.
| ᒫᒃ | ᒸᒄ |
| ᑯᑎᒃ | ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ |
| ᐄᔥᑯᑎᒃ | ᐄᔨᔮᐦᑎᒄ |
| ᒑᒃ | ᒑᒄ |
| ᐅᒑᒃ | ᒥᔅᒑᒄ |
| ᐱᔮᐦᑎᐦᒃ | ᐐᓂᐹᒄ |
| ᐅᓃᔥᒃ | ᐐᓂᔥᒄ |
| ᑰᒃ | ᒥᔨᔮᓂᒄ |
| ᔖᐙᔨᒥᒃ | ᐙᓵᓂᐦᑖᑭᓈᐱᔅᒄ |
| ᓲᐦᒃ | ᐋᔪᐦᒄ |
| ᐱᒑᐃᒃ | ᒥᓂᐦᐄᒄ |
| ᐹᓂᑮᒃ | ᑳᒄ |
| ᒍᐙᔥᒃ | ᒋᔮᔥᒄ |
| ᐅᔅᒋᔅᒃ | ᐊᑆᓈᔅᒄ |
| ᒫᔅᒌᔅᒃ | ᐙᐱᔅᒄ |
| ᐄᔨᒃ | ᑯᐃᔅᒄ |
You must pay attention to ᒄ and ᒃ at the end of verbs.
| ᑳ ᑭᓂᐙᔨᐦᑎᐦᒃ | ᑳ ᑭᓂᐙᔨᐦᑎᒫᒄ |
| ᑳ ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐋᐦᒃ / ᑳ ᐅᑖᒫᐦᒃ | ᑳ ᐅᑎᑖᒥᐦᐊᒫᒄ |
For words ending in ᒄ be careful to write ᐱ, ᑎ, ᔑ, ᓂ and not ᐳ, ᑐ, ᔓ, ᓄ before final ᒄ.
| Write… | Not… |
|---|---|
| ᒥᔥᑎᒄ | ᒥᔥᑐᒄ |
| ᐊᒋᓈᐱᒄ | ᐊᒋᓈᐳᒄ |
| ᒌᔑᒄ | ᒌᔓᒄ |
| ᐅᔥᒌᔑᒄ | ᐅᔥᒌᔓᒄ |
| ᐄᔨᔮᐦᑎᒄ | ᐄᔨᔮᐦᑐᒄ |
| ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ | ᒥᓂᔥᑐᒄ |
| ᔒᐹᔮᐦᑎᒄ | ᔒᐹᔮᐦᑐᒄ |
| ᔒᐹᔥᑎᒄ | ᔒᐹᔥᑐᒄ |
| ᐧᐄᓯᒋᐱᒄᐦ | ᐧᐄᓯᒋᐳᒄᐦ |
See also: Spelling East Cree – Southern Dialect – ᒃ and ᒄ at the end of a word
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