{"id":11575,"date":"2016-09-08T12:51:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T16:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/?page_id=11575"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:46:43","slug":"noun-endings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/spelling-east-cree\/southern\/noun-endings\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding endings to nouns and verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spelling East Cree (Southern) – Adding endings to nouns and verbs<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\n

Adding a suffix to nouns which end in \u1424<\/span><\/h3>\n

When a diminutive, locative or possessive suffix is added to most words that end in \u1424<\/strong><\/span>, the \u1424<\/strong><\/span> is dropped (see also How the small syllabic symbols change when an ending is added<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDiminutive<\/th>\nLocative\/Simulative<\/th>\nPossessive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14c8\u142f\u1424<\/td>\n\u14c8\u142f\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c8\u142f\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14c8\u142f\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1403\u1505\u1427\u146b\u1424<\/td>\n\u1403\u1505\u1427\u146b\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1403\u1505\u1427\u146b\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1455\u1505\u1427\u146b\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1405\u148b\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\n\u1405\u148b\u14ab\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1405\u148b\u14ab\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c5\u148b\u14ab\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u1404\u1511\u14c8\u1424<\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1511\u14c8\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1511\u14c8\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u1404\u1511\u14c8\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1405\u1525\u1473\u1489\u1424<\/td>\n\u1405\u1525\u1473\u1489\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1405\u1525\u1473\u1489\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c5\u1525\u1473\u1489\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14c7\u14a3\u1424<\/td>\n\u14c7\u14a3\u1525<\/strong> \/ \u14c7\u14a3\u1405\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c7\u14a3\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14c7\u14a3\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1431\u1526\u1424<\/td>\n\u1431\u1526\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1431\u1526\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1431\u1526\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14ab\u14c2\u144c\u1424<\/td>\n\u14ab\u14c2\u144c\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14ab\u14c2\u144c\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14ab\u14c2\u144c\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1403\u1525\u146f\u144c\u1424<\/td>\n\u1403\u1525\u146f\u144c\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1403\u1525\u146f\u144c\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u144e\u1525\u146f\u144c\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1514\u1473\u1424<\/td>\n\u1514\u1473\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1514\u1473\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1514\u1473\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u142f\u1439\u1424<\/td>\n\u142f\u1439\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u142f\u1439\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u142f\u1439\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14ef\u148b\u14a3\u1424<\/td>\n\u14ef\u148b\u14a3\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14ef\u148b\u14a3\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14ef\u148b\u14a3\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Exceptions\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDiminutive<\/th>\nLocative\/Simulative<\/th>\nPossessive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u140b\u1424<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u140b\u1405\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u140b\u1405\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1405\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1424<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1405\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1456\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: The \u1424<\/strong><\/span> is changed to \u1405<\/strong><\/span> when the animate plural ending is added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u14c8\u142f\u1424<\/td>\n\u14c8\u142f\u1405\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14ef\u148b\u14a3\u1424<\/td>\n\u14ef\u148b\u14a3\u1405\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1403\u1505\u1427\u146b\u1424<\/td>\n\u1403\u1505\u1427\u146b\u1405\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Adding endings to nouns which end in \u1403<\/span><\/h3>\n

When the noun ends in \u1403<\/strong><\/span>, often the \u1403<\/strong><\/span> is dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDiminutive<\/th>\nLocative\/Simulative<\/th>\nPossessive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u140a\u1433\u1403<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140a\u1433\u1403\u1525<\/strong>\/\u140a\u1434\u1525<\/td>\n\u140a\u1434\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1455\u1433\u1403\/\u14c2\u1433\u1403<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u140a\u1431\u1513\u1403<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140a\u1431\u1513\u1403\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140a\u1431\u1514\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1455\u1431\u1513\u1403<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u1404\u1451\u14c8\u1433\u1403<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1451\u14c8\u1433\u1403\u1525<\/strong>\/\u1427\u1404\u1451\u14c8\u1434\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1451\u14c8\u1434\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u1404\u1451\u14c8\u1433\u1403<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Be careful of the following words where \u146f<\/strong><\/span> becomes \u1427\u1473<\/strong><\/span> (or does not):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDiminutive<\/th>\nLocative\/Simulative<\/th>\nPossessive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u140a\u14c7\u146f\u1403<\/td>\n\u140a\u14c7\u1427\u1473\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140a\u14c7\u1427\u1473\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14c7\u146f\u1403<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u1404\u1426\u146f\u1403<\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1426\u1427\u1473\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1426\u1427\u1473\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u1404\u1426\u1427\u1473\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1405\u1525\u146f\u1403<\/td>\n\u1405\u1525\u1427\u1473\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1405\u1525\u1427\u1473\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c5\u1525\u1427\u1473\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1405\u146f\u1426\u1455\u1525\u146f\u1403<\/td>\n\u1405\u146f\u1426\u1455\u1525\u1427\u1473\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1405\u146f\u1426\u1455\u1525\u1427\u1473\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u146f\u1426\u1455\u1525\u146f\u1403<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Adding endings to nouns which end in \u148e, \u1514, \u14f2, \u1451, \u152b<\/span><\/h3>\n

When a suffix for the diminutive, locative, or possessive is added to these words, the syllabic changes from \u1513<\/strong><\/span> to \u1511<\/strong><\/span>, \u14f1<\/strong><\/span> to \u14ef<\/strong><\/span>, \u148d<\/strong><\/span> to \u148b<\/strong><\/span> and \u152b<\/strong><\/span> to \u1528<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDiminutive<\/th>\nLocative\/Simulative<\/th>\nPossessive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1431\u148e<\/td>\n\u1431\u148c\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1431\u148c\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1431\u148c\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1431\u1514<\/td>\n\u1431\u1512\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1431\u1512\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1431\u1512\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u1404\u1431\u148e<\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1431\u148c\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1431\u148c\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u1404\u1431\u148c\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1473\u1426\u1473\u148e<\/td>\n\u1473\u1426\u1473\u148c\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1473\u1426\u1473\u148c\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1473\u1426\u1473\u148c\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1405\u1426\u1406\u14a5\u14f2<\/td>\n\u1405\u1426\u1406\u14a5\u1512\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1405\u1426\u1406\u14a5\u14f0\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c4\u1426\u1406\u14a5\u14f0\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u148b\u1505\u146f\u1455\u14ab\u1489\u14f2<\/td>\n\u148b\u1505\u146f\u1455\u14ab\u1489\u1512\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u148b\u1505\u146f\u1455\u14ab\u1489\u14f0\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u148b\u1505\u146f\u1455\u14ab\u1489\u14f0\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14aa\u1426\u1489\u1514<\/td>\n\u14aa\u1426\u1489\u1512\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14aa\u1426\u1489\u1512\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14aa\u1426\u1489\u1512\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14f2\u14f5\u14f2<\/td>\n\u14f2\u14f5\u14f0\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14f2\u14f5\u14f0\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14f2\u14f5\u14f0\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1514<\/td>\n\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1512\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1512\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1512\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u140b\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1514<\/td>\n\u1427\u140b\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1512\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u140b\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1512\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1427\u140b\u1525\u146b\u1512\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1431\u1526\u14f2<\/td>\n\u1431\u1526\u1512\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1431\u1526\u14f0\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1431\u1526\u14f0\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1404\u1528\u152b<\/td>\n\u1404\u1528\u1528\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1404\u1528\u1528\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u144e\u1528\u1528\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1404\u14c5<\/td>\n\u1404\u14c3\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1404\u14c3\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u144e\u14c3\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There are some words which end in \u14a8<\/strong><\/span> or \u1451<\/strong><\/span> that do not<\/strong> change to \u14a6<\/strong><\/span> or \u144f<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nDiminutive<\/th>\nLocative\/Simulative<\/th>\nPossessive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u140b\u14a8<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140b\u14a8\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140b\u14a8\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1456\u14a8\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14aa\u14c2\u1451<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14aa\u14c2\u1451\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14aa\u14c2\u1451\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u14aa\u14c2\u1451\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u1404\u1451<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1451\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1404\u1451\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1427\u1404\u1451\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u140a\u14a5\u1505\u146f\u1426\u1451<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140a\u14a5\u1505\u146f\u1426\u1451\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\n\u140a\u14a5\u1505\u146f\u1426\u1451\u1426\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u14c2\u1455\u14a5\u1505\u146f\u1426\u1451\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Adding endings to verbs which end in \u1406, \u1426\u1406, \u1434, \u1451, \u148e, \u1514, \u14f2, \u152b<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u1526\u1473\u1406<\/td>\n\u1526\u1473\u1406\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1403\u152e\u1405\u148b\u1426\u1406<\/td>\n\u1403\u152e\u1405\u148b\u1426\u1406\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u140a\u1434<\/td>\n\u140a\u1434\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u148b\u14c4\u1473\u1434<\/td>\n\u148b\u14c4\u1473\u1434\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14ab\u1451<\/td>\n\u14ab\u1451\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1431\u14ef\u1470<\/td>\n\u1431\u14ef\u1470\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1431\u148e<\/td>\n\u1431\u148e\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14a5\u152a\u1514<\/td>\n\u14a5\u152a\u1514\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u14a6\u148b\u14f2<\/td>\n\u14a6\u148b\u14f2\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1439\u1438\u152b<\/td>\n\u1439\u1438\u152b\u1427\u1403\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Adding endings to verbs which end in \u14d0<\/span> or \u14bb<\/span><\/h3>\n

The small \u14d0<\/strong><\/span> or \u14bb<\/strong><\/span> will change to a big \u14a7<\/strong><\/span> or \u14c4<\/strong><\/span>. This is difficult to hear in the coastal dialects but easier in the inland ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u1427\u140b\u1438\u1426\u1455\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u140b\u1438\u1426\u1455\u14a7\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1427\u1456\u1426\u140a\u14bb<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1427\u1456\u1426\u140a\u14a7\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1431\u14a5\u1511\u14d0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1431\u14a5\u1511\u14c2\u14a1<\/strong> \/ \u1431\u14a5\u1511\u14c5\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1455\u146f\u1511\u14d0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1455\u146f\u1511\u14c2\u14a1<\/strong> \/ \u1455\u146f\u1511\u14c5\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u1405\u1456\u14a5\u1511\u14d0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u1405\u1456\u14a5\u1511\u14c2\u14a1<\/strong> \/ \u1405\u1456\u14a5\u1511\u14c5\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

See also:<\/strong> Spelling East Cree – Northern Dialect – Adding endings to nouns<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Table of Contents<\/h3>\n