{"id":411,"date":"2009-12-29T10:25:16","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T15:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.eastcree.org\/eastcree\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2017-07-17T21:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:10:36","slug":"glides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/sounds-east-cree\/sounds\/consonants\/glides\/","title":{"rendered":"Glides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Pronunciation of the Glides Y and W<\/h1>\r\n

Y<\/h3>\r\n

Y sounds like the Y [ j ]<\/span> sound at the beginning of the word yes<\/em>. (Note: the IPA symbol for this sound is [ j ]<\/span>, not [ y ]<\/span>.)<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u152b\u1505\u1473\u152e\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\ny<\/strong>uuskaay<\/strong>aau<\/td>\r\ny<\/strong>uus – kaa – y<\/strong>aau<\/td>\r\n[ j<\/strong>u\u02d0s – \u02c8ka – j<\/strong>a\u02d0\u02b7 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u152b\u144e\u14c2\u1438\u152b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\ny<\/strong>uutinipay<\/strong>uu<\/td>\r\ny<\/strong>uu – tini – pa – y<\/strong>uu<\/td>\r\n\u00a0[\u00a0 ju – tn\u0318\u026a – pa – \u02c8ju\u0294 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

However, it can be hard to hear any Y sound in spellings like AYI<\/a><\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1439\u1528\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npaayi<\/strong>kw<\/td>\r\npaa – y<\/strong>ikw<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8pa\u02d0 – (j)<\/strong>\u026ak\u02b7 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u1528\u14a5\u1426\u1401\u1405\u148b\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nayi<\/strong>miheuchimaau<\/td>\r\na – y<\/strong>imi – heu – chi – maau<\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ a – (\u02b2)\u026am\u02b0 – h\u025bw – t\u0283\u026a – \u02c8maw ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1404\u1528\u1426\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\niiyi<\/strong>hkw<\/td>\r\nii – yi<\/strong>hkw<\/td>\r\n[i – j\u026ahk\u02b7]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

W<\/h3>\r\n

W sounds like the [ w ]<\/span> in English we<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1410\u1431\u1466<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nw<\/strong>iipit<\/td>\r\nw<\/strong>ii – pit<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8w<\/strong>i\u02d0 – p\u026at\u02b0 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1410\u1410\u144e\u14ab<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nw<\/strong>iiw<\/strong>iitimaa<\/td>\r\nw<\/strong>ii – w<\/strong>iiti – maa<\/td>\r\n[ w<\/strong>i\u02d0 – \u02c8w<\/strong>it – ma\u02b0 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1410\u1439\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nw<\/strong>iipaau<\/td>\r\nw<\/strong>ii – paau<\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ \u02c8wi\u02d0 –\u00a0paw ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1426\u148c\u140c\u14f2<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmihchiiw<\/strong>esuu<\/td>\r\nmih – chii – w<\/strong>e – suu<\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ m\u026ah – t\u0283i – w\u025b\u02d0 – \u02c8su\u0294 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

You can also hear a [ w ]<\/span> sound, spelled as U, at the end of the spellings WAAU<\/a> and AAU<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1419\u1426\u1419\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaahwaau<\/strong><\/td>\r\nwaah – waau<\/strong><\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8w\u0254h – w\u0254w<\/strong> ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1525\u146f\u1419\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmishkuwaau<\/strong><\/td>\r\nmishku – waau<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ m\u026a\u0283 – \u02c8kwaw ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1431\u1426\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npihtaau<\/strong><\/td>\r\npihtaau<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0[ \u02c8p\u02b0taw]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In the spellings WAA<\/a> and WAAU<\/a>, the ‘spelled’ W can be silent, but only when it occurs after a consonant:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u146f\u1463\u1525\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkutwaa<\/strong>shch *<\/td>\r\nku – tw<\/strong>aashch<\/td>\r\n[ k\u028a – \u02c8t\u0254\u02d0<\/strong>\u0283t\u0283 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u1450\u1426\u144e\u1419\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnituhtiwaau **<\/strong><\/td>\r\nni – tuh – ti<\/strong> – w<\/strong>aau<\/td>\r\n[ \u0268n – t\u02b0 – \u02c8t\u026a – w<\/strong>\u0254w ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

* The letter W is silent after the T<\/em>.
\r\n** The letter W is pronounced after the vowel I<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1439\u14f5\u152a\u1419\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npaasaayuwaa<\/strong>n<\/td>\r\npaa – saa – yu – w<\/strong>aan<\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ pa – sa – ju – \u02c8wan ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1426\u1480\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmihkwaau<\/strong><\/td>\r\nmih – kw<\/strong>aau<\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ m\u026ah – \u02c8k\u0254w ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Finally, the W can be silent in the spelling UWI<\/a>:<\/p>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1431\u1426\u1450\u140e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/strong><\/td>\r\naapihtuwi<\/strong>n *<\/td>\r\naa – pihtuwi<\/strong>n<\/td>\r\n[ a\u02d0p\u02b0 – t\u02b0u\u02b7\u0259<\/strong>n ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u14a7\u140e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/strong><\/td>\r\nchimuwi<\/strong>n **<\/td>\r\nchi – muwi<\/strong>n<\/td>\r\n[ ts\u026a – \u02c8<\/strong>mu(\u02b7)\u0259<\/strong>n ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

* The <\/em>[ w ]<\/span> sound can be heard<\/em>.
\r\n** It is hard to hear any <\/em>[ w ]<\/span> sound<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1505\u1433\u140e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmispuwi<\/strong>n<\/td>\r\nmis – puwin<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ m\u026as – \u02c8pu\u02b7\u026an]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1432\u1405\u140e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npiiuwi<\/strong>n<\/td>\r\npii – u<\/strong> – win<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0[ pi – \u02c8ju – (\u02b7)\u026an ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

More [ w ]<\/span> sounds are discussed in the page describing consonants followed by W<\/a> and in the page on diphthongs<\/a>.<\/p>

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