Grammar
Spelling East Cree (Northern) – Syllabic Finals
The use of the ᐦ (h) ᔮᐦᔮᐙᑭᓐ
ᐦ (h) in Verb Suffixes
If a verb ends in ᒻ or ᓐ, these finals will change to ᐦ when ᒡ or ᒃ is added as a conjunct verb ending.
| Independent Order | Conjunct Order |
|---|---|
| ᐱᒥᔑᓐ | ᐋᐦ ᐱᒥᔑᐦᒃ |
| ᑎᑯᔑᓐ | ᐋᐦ ᑎᑯᔑᐦᒃ |
| ᐙᐱᐦᑎᒻ | ᑳ ᒌ ᐙᐱᐦᑎᐦᒃ |
| ᒥᔅᑭᒻ | ᐋᐦ ᒥᔅᑭᐦᒃ |
| ᓃᐱᓐ | ᐋᐦ ᓃᐱᐦᒡ |
| ᒋᒧᐎᓐ | ᐋᐦ ᒋᒧᐎᐦᒡ |
| ᓅᑯᓐ | ᐋᐦ ᓅᑯᐦᒡ |
| ᒋᓍᔅᑯᓐ | ᑳ ᒋᓍᔅᑯᐦᒡ |
| ᐅᒋᐱᑎᒻ | ᒑ ᐅᒋᐱᑎᐦᒃ |
The endings of some verbs change the final ᓐ to ᐦ before ᒡ in the plural form:
| ᓃᔨ (singular) | ᓃᔮᓐ (plural) |
|---|---|
| ᑳ ᓂᐹᔮᓐ | ᑳ ᓂᐹᔮᐦᒡ |
| ᑳ ᐋᐱᑎᓯᔮᓐ | ᑳ ᐋᐱᑎᓯᔮᐦᒡ |
| ᑳ ᐃᐦᑐᑎᒫᓐ | ᑳ ᐃᐦᑐᑎᒫᐦᒡ |
Other verbs endings change the final ᓐ to ᐦ before ᒄ in the plural form:
| ᓃᔨ (singular) | ᓃᔮᓐ (plural) |
|---|---|
| ᒑ ᓂᐹᔨᓐ | ᒑ ᓂᐹᔨᐦᒄ |
| ᑳ ᐋᐱᑎᓯᔨᓐ | ᑳ ᐋᐱᑎᓯᔨᐦᒄ |
See also: Spelling East Cree – Southern Dialect – ᐦ (h) in verb suffixes