{"id":145,"date":"2009-12-10T16:05:38","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T21:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.eastcree.org\/eastcree\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2023-04-13T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T17:58:00","slug":"inflections-number","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/southern-dialect\/nouns\/inflections-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Number Inflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Nouns Inflected for Number<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1525<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nawaash<\/td>\r\na child<\/td>\r\nSINGULAR<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1515\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nawaashach<\/td>\r\nchildren<\/td>\r\nPLURAL<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

The word above comes in two forms: \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1525<\/span> awaash<\/span> and \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1515\u14a1<\/span> awaashach<\/span>. The second form is made up of the first form plus an ending: awaash<\/span> + ach<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n

The form \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1525<\/span> awaash<\/span> is called the stem of the noun. When the form \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1525<\/span> awaash<\/span> is used without any ending, it is called SINGULAR. It means that there is just one. When the second form \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1515\u14a1<\/span> awaashach<\/span> is used, with the ending -ach<\/span> , it is called PLURAL, and it means that there is more than one. This appears clearly when you use ‘one’, ‘two’ or ‘three’ with the noun:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u142f\u152d\u1484 \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1525<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npeyakw awaash<\/td>\r\none child<\/td>\r\nsingular<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14c3\u1513 \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1515\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniishu awaashach<\/strong><\/td>\r\ntwo children<\/td>\r\nplural<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14c2\u1525\u1450 \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1515\u14a1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnishtu awaashach<\/strong><\/td>\r\nthree children<\/td>\r\nplural<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

This distinction between one and more than one is called NUMBER.<\/p>\r\n

Some nouns take another ending for their plural.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u14aa\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaschisin<\/td>\r\na shoe<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u1525\u1450\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nashtutin<\/td>\r\na hat<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14aa\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14d0\u1426<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaschisinh<\/strong><\/td>\r\nshoes<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u1525\u1450\u144e\u14d0\u1426<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nashtutinh<\/strong><\/td>\r\nhats<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

These nouns are called INANIMATE (see Gender<\/a>).<\/p>\r\n

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