Grammar
Spelling East Cree (Southern) – Syllabic Finals
ᔦᐦᔦᐧᐋᑲᓐ The use of the ᐦ (h) final
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 | Conjunct |
|---|---|
| ᐱᒥᔑᓐ | ᐁ ᐱᒥᔑᐦᒃ |
| ᑕᑯᔑᓐ | ᐁ ᑕᑯᔑᐦᒃ |
| ᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ | ᐁ ᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᐦᒃ |
| ᒥᔅᑲᒻ | ᐁ ᒥᔅᑲᐦᒃ |
| ᓃᐱᓐ | ᐁ ᓃᐱᐦᒡ |
| ᒋᒨᓐ | ᐁ ᒋᒨᐦᒡ |
| ᓅᑯᓐ | ᐁ ᓅᑯᐦᒡ |
| ᒋᐧᓈᔅᑯᓐ | ᐁ ᒋᐧᓈᔅᑯᐦᒡ |
| ᐅᒋᐱᑕᒻ | ᐁ ᐅᒋᐱᑕᐦᒃ |
The endings of some verbs change the final ᓐ to ᐦ before ᒡ in the plural form:
| ᓃ (I) | ᓃᔮᓐ (we, but not you) |
|---|---|
| ᑳ ᓂᐹᔮᓐ | ᑳ ᓂᐹᔮᐦᒡ |
| ᑳ ᐋᐸᑎᓯᔮᓐ | ᑳ ᐋᐸᑎᓯᔮᐦᒡ |
| ᑳ ᐃᐦᑑᑕᒫᓐ | ᑳ ᐃᐦᑑᑕᒫᐦᒡ |
Other verbs endings change the final ᓐ to ᐦ before ᒄ in the plural form:
| ᒌ (you) | ᒌᔮᓅ (you and I) |
|---|---|
| ᑳ ᓂᐹᔨᓐ | ᑳ ᓂᐹᔨᐦᒄ |
| ᑳ ᐋᐸᑎᓯᔨᓐ | ᑳ ᐋᐸᑎᓯᔨᐦᒄ |
For Inland speakers, there is an ᐦ in some endings.
| Inland | Coastal | |
|---|---|---|
| ᓃᒥᓈᓅ | ᐁ ᓃᒥᓈᓅᐦᒡ | ᐁ ᓃᒥᓈᓅᒡ |
| ᒦᒋᓱᓈᓅ | ᐁ ᒦᒋᓱᓈᓅᐦᒡ | ᐁ ᒦᒋᓱᓈᓅᒡ |
See also: Spelling East Cree – Northern Dialect – ᐦ (h) in verb suffixes
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)