Spelling East Cree (Northern) – Syllabic Finals
The use of the ᐦ (h) ᔮᐦᔮᐙᑭᓐ
Locative suffix
In the locative marker for nouns and particles ᐦ (h) is used before ᒡ. Note that not all particles use ᐦᒡ.
Locative suffix on particles:
| ᐦ (h) is used | ᐦ (h) is not used |
|---|---|
| ᐅᑖᐦᒡ | ᑖᐅᒡ |
| ᐲᐦᑎᑭᒥᐦᒡ | ᑖᑖᐅᒡ |
| ᐄᑖᒥᐦᒡ / ᓂᑖᒥᐦᒡ | ᑎᐱᔥᑯᒡ |
| ᐊᑳᒥᐦᒡ | ᒋᔥᑎᐎᒡ |
| ᒫᒥᐦᒡ | ᐅᔥᒡ |
| ᓃᑳᓂᐦᒡ | ᒧᔥᑎᐦᑎᒡ |
| ᐃᔥᐱᒥᐦᒡ | |
| ᓂᐦᐄᐎᓂᐦᒡ | |
| ᓂᒥᐦᒌᐎᓂᐦᒡ | |
| ᓈᓯᐹᑎᒥᐦᒡ | |
| ᓃᐦᑖᐦᒡ |
Nouns:
| Locative | Non-locative |
|---|---|
| ᓰᐲᐦᒡ | ᓰᐲ |
| ᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓂᐦᒡ | ᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
| ᐲᓯᒧᐦᒡ | ᐲᓯᒻ |
| ᒦᒋᐙᐦᐱᐦᒡ | ᒦᒋᐙᐦᑉ |
| ᒫᔅᑭᓈᐦᒡ | ᒫᔅᑭᓂᐤ |
| ᑖᐦᑎᐱᐎᓂᐦᒡ | ᑖᐦᑎᐱᐎᓐ |
| ᐎᒌᐦᒡ | ᐎᒌ |
| ᒦᒋᓲᓈᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ | ᒦᒋᓲᓈᐦᑎᒄ |
| ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓂᐦᒡ | ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
Note that another ending, which sounds exactly like the locative, can be added to nouns. This is the simulative suffix and is translated as “like a”.
| Simulative | |
|---|---|
| ᓈᐹᐤ | ᓈᐹᐦᒡ |
| ᐊᑎᒻ | ᐊᑎᒧᐦᒡ |
See also: Spelling East Cree – Southern Dialect – Locative suffix
Grammar