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Spelling East Cree (Southern) – \u148b\u1426\u1472\u1525\u1456\u1472\u14d0\u1426<\/strong><\/span> The Use of Dots<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Dots Over a Syllabic Symbol<\/h3>\n

A dot above a syllabic symbol marks a long vowel. The dot can be used over the \u1403<\/strong><\/span> set, the \u140a<\/strong><\/span> set or the \u1405<\/strong><\/span> set. There is no dot over the \u1401<\/strong><\/span> set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Short (no dot)<\/th>\nLong (with dot)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
i<\/td>\n\u1403<\/strong>\u1525\u146f\u144c\u1424<\/td>\n\u1404<\/strong>\u1528\u152b<\/td>\nii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wi<\/td>\n\u1427\u1403<\/strong>\u152e\u1438\u14a3\u1424<\/td>\n\u1427\u1404<\/strong>\u14a5\u14c2\u148c<\/td>\nwii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pi<\/td>\n\u1431<\/strong>\u14a5\u1438\u152b<\/td>\n\u1432<\/strong>\u14a5\u1438\u152b<\/td>\npii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ti<\/td>\n\u144e<\/strong>\u1439\u14d0<\/td>\n\u144f<\/strong>\u1427\u1439\u1466<\/td>\ntii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ki<\/td>\n\u146d<\/strong>\u148b\u14d0<\/td>\n\u146e<\/strong>\u1439<\/td>\nkii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chi<\/td>\n\u148b<\/strong>\u1427\u14c8\u1424<\/td>\n\u148c<\/strong>\u14c8\u1424<\/td>\nchii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mi<\/td>\n\u14a5<\/strong>\u148b\u14f2<\/td>\n\u14a6<\/strong>\u148b\u14f2<\/td>\nmii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ni<\/td>\n\u14c2<\/strong>\u1432<\/td>\n\u14c3<\/strong>\u1432\u1525<\/td>\nnii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
si<\/td>\n\u14ef<\/strong>\u1505\u148e<\/td>\n\u14f0<\/strong>\u1405\u144f\u1505<\/td>\nsii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
shi<\/td>\n\u1511<\/strong>\u1473\u1484<\/td>\n\u1512<\/strong>\u1472\u1426\u1406<\/td>\nshii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
u<\/td>\n\u1405<\/strong>\u1426\u1438\u1426\u1406<\/td>\n\u1406<\/strong>\u1489\u1424<\/td>\nuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pu<\/td>\n\u1433<\/strong>\u1427\u140b\u144c\u1424<\/td>\n\u1434<\/strong>\u14c3\u1424<\/td>\npuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tu<\/td>\n\u1450<\/strong>\u1427\u140b\u1424<\/td>\n\u1451<\/strong>\u1426\u140b\u14d0<\/td>\ntuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ku<\/td>\n\u146f<\/strong>\u1455\u1432\u1424<\/td>\n\u1470<\/strong>\u14d0<\/td>\nkuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chu<\/td>\n\u14aa\u148d<\/strong>\u14c2\u1525<\/td>\n\u148e<\/strong>\u148e\u1511\u14c8\u1433\u1403<\/td>\nchuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mu<\/td>\n\u14a7<\/strong>\u14f5\u1505\u1470<\/td>\n\u14a8<\/strong>\u1505<\/td>\nmuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nu<\/td>\n\u14c4<\/strong>\u1427\u1401\u1505\u1427\u146b\u152b<\/td>\n\u14c5<\/strong>\u1455\u1426\u140a\u14bb<\/td>\nnuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
su<\/td>\n\u1431\u14f1<\/strong>\u1426\u144c\u1424<\/td>\n\u14f2<\/strong>\u1426\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\nsuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
shu<\/td>\n\u1511\u1513<\/strong>\u14c0\u1424<\/td>\n\u1514<\/strong>\u1514\u1426\u1427\u146b\u1424<\/td>\nshuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yu<\/td>\n\u14a5\u152a<\/strong>\u1514<\/td>\n\u152b<\/strong>\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\nyuu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a<\/td>\n\u140a<\/strong>\u148b\u1484<\/td>\n\u140b<\/strong>\u1426\u148b\u1484<\/td>\naa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wa<\/td>\n\u1427\u140a<\/strong>\u148b\u1525\u1484<\/td>\n\u1427\u140b<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\nwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pa<\/td>\n\u1438<\/strong>\u1426\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\n\u1439<\/strong>\u1426\u1473\u14c7\u14bb<\/td>\npaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ta<\/td>\n\u1455<\/strong>\u1426\u148b\u14c0\u1424<\/td>\n\u1456<\/strong>\u1426\u148b\u14c0\u1424<\/td>\ntaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ka<\/td>\n\u1472<\/strong>\u1505\u1472\u14a3\u14a8<\/td>\n\u1473<\/strong>\u1525\u1472\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\nkaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cha<\/td>\n\u1490<\/strong>\u1426\u1473\u142f\u1525<\/td>\n\u1491<\/strong>\u1426\u1473\u1505\u1427\u146b\u152b<\/td>\nchaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ma<\/td>\n\u14aa<\/strong>\u148b\u1438\u152b<\/td>\n\u14ab<\/strong>\u148b\u1438\u152b<\/td>\nmaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
na<\/td>\n\u14c7<\/strong>\u148b\u1438\u152b<\/td>\n\u14c8<\/strong>\u14ef\u142f\u1424<\/td>\nnaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sa<\/td>\n\u14f4<\/strong>\u1472\u1427\u142f\u1424<\/td>\n\u14f5<\/strong>\u1489\u1427\u1401\u152e\u1438\u14a3\u1424<\/td>\nsaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sha<\/td>\n\u1515<\/strong>\u1426\u1427\u146b\u1528\u14a3\u1424<\/td>\n\u1516<\/strong>\u1426\u1427\u146b\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\nshaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ya<\/td>\n\u152d<\/strong>\u1426\u148b\u1525\u1472\u14bb<\/td>\n\u152e<\/strong>\u1526\u1424<\/td>\nyaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Dots in Front of Syllabic Symbol<\/h3>\n

Dots are written before a syllabic symbol and indicate a w sound before the vowel, or between the consonant and the following vowel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
No w-dot in front<\/th>\nw-dot in front<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
e<\/td>\n\u1401<\/strong>\u1525\u1484<\/td>\n\u1427\u1401<\/strong>\u1525\u1472\u14a1<\/td>\nwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a<\/td>\n\u140a<\/strong>\u148b\u1473\u1525<\/td>\n\u1427\u140a<\/strong>\u148b\u1525\u1484<\/td>\nwa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
i<\/td>\n\u1403<\/strong>\u1526\u1505\u146f\u1434<\/td>\n\u1427\u1403<\/strong>\u1526\u1525<\/td>\nwi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ii<\/td>\n\u1404<\/strong>\u1439\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\n\u1427\u1404<\/strong>\u1438\u14a1<\/td>\nwii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aa<\/td>\n\u140b<\/strong>\u1438\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\n\u1427\u140b<\/strong>\u1438\u14d0<\/td>\nwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pe<\/td>\n\u142f<\/strong>\u1456\u1424<\/td>\n\u1456\u1427\u142f<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\npwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
paa<\/td>\n\u1439<\/strong>\u1525\u146e<\/td>\n\u1427\u1439<\/strong>\u1525\u1451<\/td>\npwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
te<\/td>\n\u144c<\/strong>\u1427\u1401\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\n\u1403\u1427\u144c<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\ntwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
taa<\/td>\n\u1456<\/strong>\u1431\u1525\u146f\u14d0<\/td>\n\u1427\u1456<\/strong>\u1438\u152b<\/td>\ntwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ke<\/td>\n\u146b<\/strong>\u1426\u146b\u1484<\/td>\n\u1427\u146b<\/strong>\u1505\u144c\u1426<\/td>\nkwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kaa<\/td>\n\u1455\u1426\u1473<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\n\u1455\u1426\u1427\u1473<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\nkwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chaa<\/td>\n\u1491<\/strong>\u1483<\/td>\n\u1427\u1491<\/strong>\u1472\u14d5\u1466<\/td>\nchwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
me<\/td>\n\u14a3<\/strong>\u1427\u1473\u14a1<\/td>\n\u1427\u14a3<\/strong>\u1426\u14a1<\/td>\nmwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
maa<\/td>\n\u14ab<\/strong>\u1483<\/td>\n\u1427\u14ab<\/strong>\u1484<\/td>\nmwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
naa<\/td>\n\u148c\u14c8<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\n\u148b\u1427\u14c8<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\nnwaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
se<\/td>\n\u1405\u14ed<\/strong>\u1427\u1401\u1438\u152b<\/td>\n\u1403\u152e\u1427\u14ed<\/strong><\/td>\nswe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
she<\/td>\n\u1510<\/strong>\u146f\u14a1<\/td>\n\u14aa\u14c2\u1427\u1510<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\nshwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yaa<\/td>\n\u152e<\/strong>\u1511\u1438\u152b<\/td>\n\u1427\u152e<\/strong>\u1489\u1438\u152b<\/td>\nywaa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

See also:<\/strong> Spelling East Cree – Northern Dialect – The Use of Dots<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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