{"id":417,"date":"2009-12-29T10:28:49","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T15:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.eastcree.org\/eastcree\/?page_id=417"},"modified":"2017-07-17T21:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:10:36","slug":"tense-vowels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/sounds-east-cree\/sounds\/vowels\/tense-vowels\/","title":{"rendered":"Tense Vowels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Tense vowels<\/h1>\r\n

Tense vowels can sound slightly different depending on whether or not they are accented. Most of the following examples are divided into accented and unaccented sounds for this reason. Notice in many of the words that end in a vowel, the final sound is a glottal stop<\/a> [ \u0294 ]<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n

Tense II<\/h3>\r\n

II can be longer or shorter in duration. Longer [ i\u02d0 ]<\/span> sounds like the first vowel in eat<\/em>. Shorter [ i ]<\/span> sounds like the first vowel in eaten<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

Accented<\/h4>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1511\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong>shikw<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong> – shikw<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8t\u0283i<\/strong> – \u0283\u028ak\u02b7 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u14f5\u1432\u14ef\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchisaapii<\/strong>sim<\/td>\r\nchisaa – pii<\/strong> – sim<\/td>\r\n[ tsa – \u02c8pi<\/strong> – s\u028am ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1525\u1434<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong>shpuu<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong>sh – puu<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8t\u0283i<\/strong>\u0283 – pu\u02d0 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a6\u1450\u1505<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmii<\/strong>tus<\/td>\r\nmii<\/strong> – tus<\/td>\r\n [\u02c8mi: – t\u028a\u0325s ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u14c4\u1426\u148c\u1525<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nanuhchii<\/strong>sh<\/td>\r\nanuh – chii<\/strong>sh<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u146f\u1426\u1404<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nakuhii<\/strong><\/td>\r\naku – hii<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Unaccented<\/h4>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1419\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong>waatin<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong> – waa – tin<\/td>\r\n[ t\u0283i\u02d0<\/strong> – wa\u02d0 – t\u026an ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1404\u152e\u1426\u144e\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nii<\/strong>yaahtikw<\/td>\r\nii<\/strong> – yaah – tikw<\/td>\r\n[ i\u02d0<\/strong> – \u02c8ja\u02d0\u02b0 – t\u028ak\u02b7 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14ab\u1505\u148c\u1505\u1483<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaaschii<\/strong>sk<\/td>\r\nmaas – chii<\/strong>sk<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8mas – t\u0283i\u02d0<\/strong>sk\u02b0 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1525\u1480<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong>shkwaa<\/td>\r\nchii<\/strong>sh – kwaa<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1473\u14d0\u148c<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkaanchii<\/strong><\/td>\r\nkaan – chii<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u14a5\u1426\u1404\u1505\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchimihii<\/strong>skaan<\/td>\r\nchimi – hii<\/strong>s – kaan<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Tense UU<\/h3>\r\n

UU can sound intermediate between [ o ]<\/span> and [ u ]<\/span>. (It is often pronounced like a lowered [ u \u031e]<\/span> sound.) It can be long or short in duration.<\/p>\r\n

Accented<\/h4>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a8\u1505<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmuu<\/strong>s<\/td>\r\nmuu<\/strong>s<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8mu\u02d0<\/strong>s ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1434\u1511<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npuu<\/strong>shi<\/td>\r\npuu<\/strong> – shi<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8pu\u031e <\/strong>– \u0283i\u0294 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14f2\u1449<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nsuu<\/strong>p<\/td>\r\nsuu<\/strong>p<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8su\u031e\u02d0<\/strong>p\u02b0 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1470\u1483<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkuu<\/strong>k<\/td>\r\nkuu<\/strong>k<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8ku\u02d0<\/strong>k\u02b0 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u152b\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nyuu<\/strong>tin<\/td>\r\nyuu<\/strong> – tin<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8ju\u02d0<\/strong> – t\u026an ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1426\u1451\u1472\u1403\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmihtuu<\/strong>kaih<\/td>\r\nmih – tuu<\/strong> – kaih<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u14a8\u140e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchimuu<\/strong>win<\/td>\r\nchi – muu<\/strong> – win<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1514\u1426\u140a\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nshuu<\/strong>ham<\/td>\r\nshuu<\/strong> – ham<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Unaccented<\/h4>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1525\u1434<\/td>\r\n\"Click <\/strong><\/td>\r\nchiishpuu<\/strong><\/td>\r\nchiish – puu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8t\u0283i\u0283 – pu\u02d0<\/strong> ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c5\u144e\u14a6\u1419\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnuu<\/strong>timiiwaasiu<\/td>\r\nnuu<\/strong>ti – mii – waa – siu<\/td>\r\n[ nu\u031e\u02d0<\/strong>t – mi\u02d0 – \u02c8wa\u02d0 – su\u0294 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1446\u1525\u1451<\/td>\r\n\"Click <\/strong><\/td>\r\npwaashtuu<\/strong><\/td>\r\npwaash – tuu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8p\u0254\u02d0\u0283 – tu\u031e\u0294<\/strong> ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a6\u14c5\u1525<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmiinuu<\/strong>sh<\/td>\r\nmii – nuu<\/strong>sh<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1405\u1505\u1472\u14c8\u14c5<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuskanaanuu<\/strong><\/td>\r\nus – ka – naa – nuu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1439\u1426\u1434<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npaahpuu<\/strong><\/td>\r\npaah – puu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Tense AA<\/h3>\r\n

AA has a range of pronunciations. In most cases, it sounds more like [ a ]<\/span> — the vowel in the French pronunciation of papa<\/em>. To an English speaker, this vowel might sound a bit more like [ \u00e6 ]<\/span> (the sound in ash<\/em>). In most of the following examples, it is difficult to tell if the AA is long or short in duration.<\/p>\r\n

Accented<\/h4>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1426\u146f\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naa<\/strong>hkusiu<\/td>\r\naa<\/strong>hku – siu<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8a<\/strong>k\u02b7 – su\u031d \u0294]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u14f5\u14a5\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nasaa<\/strong>mich<\/td>\r\na – saa<\/strong> – mich<\/td>\r\n[ \u026a – \u02c8sa\u02d0<\/strong> – m\u026at\u0283 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1419\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchiiwaa<\/strong>tin<\/td>\r\nchi – waa<\/strong> – tin<\/td>\r\n[ t\u0283i – \u02c8wa\u02d0<\/strong> – t\u026an ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1473\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkaa<\/strong>kw<\/td>\r\nkaa<\/strong>kw<\/td>\r\n[ \u02c8ka<\/strong>k\u02b7 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u146f\u1403\u1426\u146f\u1426\u140b\u1491\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkuihkuhaa<\/strong>chaau<\/td>\r\nkuihku – haa<\/strong> – chaau<\/td>\r\n[ kuik\u02b0 – \u02c8ha – t\u0283aw ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u1505\u1473\u1433\u1403<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nniskaa<\/strong>pui<\/td>\r\nnis – kaa<\/strong> – pui<\/td>\r\n[ n\u0259s – \u02c8ka\u02d0<\/strong> – b\u028aj ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1505\u144e\u146f\u1426\u140b\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchistikuhaa<\/strong>h<\/td>\r\nchistiku – haa<\/strong>h<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u14c2\u1505\u1470\u1525\u146f\u1525<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naa<\/strong>niskuushkush<\/td>\r\naa<\/strong>nis – kuush – kush<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140a\u1505\u148c\u14a5\u14c8\u1426\u144e\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naschiiminaa<\/strong>htikw<\/td>\r\nas – chii – min – aa<\/strong>h – tikw<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Unaccented<\/h4>\r\n
Northern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u14f5\u1432\u14ef\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchisaa<\/strong>piisim<\/td>\r\nchisaa<\/strong> – pii – sim<\/td>\r\n[ tsa<\/strong> – \u02c8pi – s\u028am ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1456\u1426\u144e\u1431\u140e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\ntaa<\/strong>htipiwin<\/td>\r\ntaa<\/strong>h – ti – piwin<\/td>\r\n[ ta<\/strong>\u02b0 – t\u026a – \u02c8pu\u02b7\u0259n ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1419\u1431\u146d\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaa<\/strong>pikiyiu<\/td>\r\nwaa<\/strong> – pi – ki – yiu<\/td>\r\n[ wa<\/strong> – \u02c8p\u026a – ki – ju\u0294 ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u152e\u14c8\u14c7\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nyaa<\/strong>naanau<\/td>\r\nyaa<\/strong> – naa – nau<\/td>\r\n[ ja – \u02c8na – naw ]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Southern<\/th>\r\nSyllables<\/th>\r\nIPA<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1510\u140b\u14c2\u1505\u146f\u1456\u1439\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchisheaaniskutaa<\/strong>paan<\/td>\r\nchishe – aanis – ku – taa<\/strong> – paan<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1473\u1426\u1473\u1426\u148c\u1525<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkaa<\/strong>hkaa<\/strong>hchiish<\/td>\r\nkaa<\/strong>h – kaa<\/strong>h – chiish<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u14a5\u1426\u1404\u1505\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchimihiiskaa<\/strong>n<\/td>\r\nchimi – hiis – kaa<\/strong>n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Tense WAA<\/h3>\r\n

After a consonant, WAA sounds like [ \u0254 ]<\/span> or [ \u0252 ]<\/span>. Because of the way it is pronounced, you can sometimes hear a short [ \u02b7 ]<\/span> sound right before the vowel. The vowel WAA can be long or short in duration.<\/p>\r\n