{"id":7864,"date":"2012-03-13T00:27:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T04:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/?page_id=7864"},"modified":"2026-06-27T07:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:57:07","slug":"orders-imperative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/southern-dialect\/verbs\/cree-verb-inflection\/orders\/orders-imperative\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperative Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Imperative Order<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u14c2\u1439\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipaah!<\/td>\r\nSleep!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u14c2\u1439\u1426\u1472\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nnipaahkan.<\/td>\r\nSleep later!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

The imperative order is used for commands and requests. Inflection is only for \u148c<\/span> chii<\/span> (2), \u148c\u152e\u14c5<\/span> chiiyaanuu<\/span> (21p) and \u148c\u1427\u140b\u1424<\/span> chiiwaau<\/span> (2p). There are two imperative modes: one for an immediate action, another one for a delayed action (likely not in the presence of the speaker). These are called: immediate imperative (#17a) and delayed imperative (#17b).<\/p>\r\n

Immediate Imperative conjugation (#17a) for VAI \u14c2\u1439\u1424<\/span> nipaau<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Persons<\/th>\r\nSouthern East Cree<\/th>\r\nEnglish<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1439\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipaah!<\/td>\r\nSleep!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
21p<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1439\u1456\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipaataau!<\/td>\r\nLet’s go to sleep!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2p<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1439\u1484\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipaakw!<\/td>\r\nGo to sleep!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Delayed Imperative conjugation (#17b) for VAI \u14c2\u1439\u1424<\/span> nipaau<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Persons<\/th>\r\nSouthern East Cree<\/th>\r\nEnglish<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1439\u1472\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nnipaahkan.<\/td>\r\nSleep later!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2p<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1439\u1426\u1419\u1426\u1472\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nnipaawaahkan.<\/td>\r\nGo to sleep later!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Link to Conjugation Tables<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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