The use of the ᐦ (h) ᔮᐦᔮᐙᑭᓐ
ᐦ in the middle of a word
The ᐦ is used in the middle of a word between two vowel sounds or before a consonant. Here are some examples:
| Before ᐃ, ᐄ, ᐅ, ᐆ, ᐊ, ᐋ, ᐙ |
Before ᐱ, ᐲ, ᐳ, ᐴ, ᐹ, ᑆ, ᑉ |
| ᐲᐦᐃᒻ |
ᐅᐦᐲᐤ |
| ᐅᑎᐦᐊᒻ |
ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐃᐱᔨᐦᑖᐤ |
| ᐅᑎᐦᐧᐋᐤ |
ᐲᐦᐲᐦᒑᐤ |
| ᐅᒥᓂᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ |
ᐹᐦᐱᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᐆᒥᓯᐤ |
ᒦᒋᐙᐦᑉ |
| ᐅᐦᐄ |
ᐅᐦᐱᐦᐆ |
| ᐅᑎᐦᐄᒑᐤ |
ᐅᑎᐦᑉ |
| ᐋᐦᐋᐙᔒᔥ |
ᐅᐦᐱᓂᑭᓐ |
| ᓂᐹᐦᐋᐤ |
ᒥᑐᑭᐦᑉ |
| ᒫᑎᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
ᐅᐦᐹᔑᐤ |
| ᒫᐦᐄᐱᔨᐤ |
ᐅᐦᑆᐱᔨᐤ |
| ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
ᐹᐦᐱᐤ |
| Before ᑎ, ᑏ, ᑐ, ᑑ, ᑖ, ᑣ, ᑦ |
Before ᒋ, ᒌ, ᒍ, ᒎ, ᒑ, ᒞ, ᒡ |
| ᒥᐦᑦ |
ᐲᐦᒋᒑᐤ |
| ᐹᐦᑎᒻ |
ᐅᑖᐦᒡ |
| ᐅᐦᑎᓐ |
ᐳᐦᒋᐎᑖᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᑖᐤ |
ᐃᔨᐦᒡ |
| ᐃᔨᐦᑎᐎᓐ |
ᔮᔮᐦᒌᐤ |
| ᐄᑐᐦᑖᐤ |
ᓲᐦᒑᔨᒨ |
| ᓅᐦᑦ |
ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ |
| ᓅᐦᑖᓰᐤ |
ᐋᐦᒋᒄ |
| ᐅᐦᑖᐐᐦ |
ᒥᐦᒑᑐ |
| ᑖᐦᑎᐱᐎᓐ |
ᐴᐦᒑᐱᓈᐤ |
| Before ᑭ, ᑮ, ᑯ, ᑰ, ᑳ, ᒀ, ᒃ, ᒄ |
Before ᔨ, ᔩ, ᔪ, ᔫ, ᔮ, ᔻ |
| ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ |
ᐙᐦᔨᐤ |
| ᐊᑎᐦᒄ |
ᐙᐱᐦᔮᐤ |
| ᐄᔨᐦᒄ |
ᒥᔥᑎᑯᐦᔮᐤ |
| ᒫᐦᑮ |
ᔮᐦᔮᐤ |
| ᒥᐦᒄ |
ᒋᐦᔮᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᑯᓐ |
ᐱᒥᐦᔮᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᑯᒻᐦ |
ᐱᐦᔮᑯᓯᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᑳᒫᐤ |
ᓈᐹᐦᔮᐤ |
| ᐋᐦᑯᓐ |
ᔫᐦᔫᔥᑭᒻ |
| ᔮᐦᑭᓐ |
ᒨᐦᔮᐙᐤ |
It is sometimes difficult to hear the ᐦ sound but it becomes easier to hear when you say these pairs of words:
| With ᐦ (h) |
Without ᐦ (h) |
| ᒥᐦᒄ |
ᒥᒄ |
| ᓰᐦᑎᐤ |
ᓰᑎᐤ |
| ᐐᐦᐹᐤ |
ᐎᔨᐹᐤ |
| ᒥᓂᐦᒀᐤ |
ᒥᓂᒀᐤ |
| ᔮᐦᔮᐤ |
ᔮᔮᐤ |
| ᒥᐦᑯᔖᐤ |
ᒥᑯᔖᐤ |
| ᒫᐦᑮ |
ᒫᑮ |
| ᐄᔨᐦᒄ |
ᑳᒄ |
| ᒥᐦᑦ |
ᒥᑖᔅ |
| ᐱᐦᑖᐤ |
ᐹᑖᐤ |
| ᐅᐦᒋᐱᑎᒻ |
ᐅᒋᐱᑎᒻ |
| ᓅᐦᑖᓰᐤ |
ᓅᑖᐱᑖᓯᐤ |
| ᐹᐦᐱᑖᐤ |
ᐹᐱᑖᐤ |
See also: Spelling East Cree – Southern Dialect – ᐦ in the middle of a word
Grammar