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Spelling East Cree (Northern) – Double Consonants<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\r\n
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Where to write a syllabic character twice <\/h3>\r\n

In some words we hear double consonants. These are now written with as two syllabics. For instance, the word now written as \u1431\u1511\u1511\u1484<\/strong><\/span> used to be written as \u1431\u1511\u1484<\/strong><\/span> even though we can clearly hear the \u1511\u1511<\/strong><\/span>. Another example is \u1432\u1426\u148b\u1491\u1424<\/strong><\/span>, which used to be written as \u1432\u1426\u1491\u1424<\/strong><\/span>. Sometimes, a word can be put in the diminutive twice, like the words below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u140b<\/td>\r\n \u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\r\n \u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1511\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
bannock<\/td>\r\n small piece of bannock<\/td>\r\n cookie<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u1427\u140b\u1505\u1473\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14d0<\/td>\r\n \u1427\u140b\u1505\u1473\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14c2\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\r\n \u1427\u140b\u1505\u1473\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14c2\u1511\u1525<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
house<\/td>\r\n small house\/shed<\/td>\r\n Waskaganish<\/td>\r\n <\/tr><\/table>

Other examples of words where you hear double consonants are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u1404\u1511\u1511<\/strong>\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n \u1456\u1439\u144e\u144e<\/strong>\u14ab\u14d0<\/td>\r\n \u1405\u148b\u1427\u1473\u148b\u1491<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u140a\u1511\u1511<\/strong>\u1427\u1473\u1431\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n \u1516\u1516\u1427\u140b\u1426\u144e\u1456<\/strong>\u146d\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n \u1427\u1404\u1427\u1473\u146d\u146d<\/strong>\u14d0<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u146f\u1427\u1456\u1511\u1516<\/strong>\u1449<\/td>\r\n \u1427\u1473\u144e\u1431\u1431<\/strong>\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n \u1432\u14ef\u14ef<\/strong>\u14c3<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u14c3\u1427\u1516\u1511\u1516<\/strong>\u1449<\/td>\r\n \u144e\u1439\u14c2\u14c2<\/strong>\u14bb<\/td>\r\n \u1431\u14a5\u14a8<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u1405\u146f\u14ef\u14ef<\/strong>\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n \u148b\u14ef\u14ef<\/strong>\u14bb<\/td>\r\n \u148b\u1505\u1450\u1426\u148b\u1491<\/strong>\u1424<\/td>\r\n <\/tr><\/table>

Note that the first syllabic of the pair is always short.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Endings for verb conjugation (#09)<\/h3>\r\n\r\n

The endings for the verb conjugation #09 (called the Dubitative Neutral), which can be translated as \u2018maybe s\/he does something\u2019, are written with a double syllabic symbol \u148b\u1491<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u14c2\u14a5\u1511\u1473\u14c8\u148b\u1491<\/strong><\/td>\r\n \u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u144e\u152e\u148b\u1491<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u148b\u14a5\u1511\u1473\u14c8\u148b\u1491<\/strong><\/td>\r\n \u148b\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u144e\u152e\u148b\u1491<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u14a5\u1511\u1473\u148b\u1491<\/strong><\/td>\r\n \u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u144e\u152e\u148b\u1491<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>
\u14a5\u1511\u1473\u148b\u1491<\/strong>\u14c2\u148c<\/td>\r\n \u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u144e\u152e\u148b\u1491<\/strong>\u14c2\u148c<\/td>\r\n <\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n
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