Spelling East Cree (Southern) – Syllabic Finals
ᐦ (h) in the locative suffix
In the locative marker for nouns and particles ᐦ is used before ᒡ. Note that not all particles of location use ᐦᒡ.
Particles:
| ᐦ (h) is used | ᐦ (h) is not used |
|---|---|
| ᐅᑖᐦᒡ | ᑖᐅᒡ |
| ᐲᐦᑕᑲᒥᐦᒡ | ᑌᑖᐅᒡ |
| ᓂᑖᒥᐦᒡ | ᑎᐱᔥᑯᒡ |
| ᐊᑳᒥᐦᒡ | ᒋᔥᑑᒡ |
| ᒫᒥᐦᒡ | ᓯᓲᒡ / ᔑᔓᒡ |
| ᓃᑳᓂᐦᒡ | ᒧᔥᑎᐦᑕᒡ |
| ᐃᔥᐱᒥᐦᒡ | ᐅᔅᑎᑖᑯᓂᒡ |
| ᓂᐦᐄᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ | |
| ᓇᒪᐦᒌᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ | |
| ᓈᓯᐯᑎᒥᐦᒡ | |
| ᓃᐦᑖᐦᒡ |
Nouns:
| Locative | Non-locative |
|---|---|
| ᓰᐲᐦᒡ | ᓰᐲ |
| ᓵᑲᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒡ | ᓵᑲᐦᐄᑲᓐ |
| ᐲᓯᒧᐦᒡ | ᐲᓯᒻ |
| ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᐱᐦᒡ | ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ |
| ᒣᔅᑲᓈᐦᒡ | ᒣᔅᑲᓈᐤ or ᒣᔅᑲᓅ |
| ᑌᐦᑕᐳᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ | ᑌᐦᑕᐳᐧᐃᓐ |
| ᐧᐊᒌᐦᒡ | ᐧᐊᒌ |
| ᒦᒋᓲᓈᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ | ᒦᒋᓲᓈᐦᑎᒄ |
| ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒡ | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ |
Note that another ending which sounds exactly like the locative can be added to nouns for people and animals. This is the simulative suffix and it is translated as ‘like a …’.
| ᓈᐯᐤ | man | ᓈᐯᐦᒡ | like a man |
| ᐊᑎᒻ | dog | ᐊᑎᒧᐦᒡ | like a dog |
See also: Spelling East Cree – Northern Dialect – Locative suffix
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Dialect Differences
- ᒋᐦᑲᔥᑖᑲᓐᐦ The Use of Dots
- Syllabic Finals
- ᐃ, ᐄ and ᔨ
- Syllabic symbols not to forget to write
- Adding endings to nouns and verbs
- Boundaries
- New spellings as of summer 2015
- Punctuation
- Writing Names
- Standard Roman Orthography (SRO)
Grammar