Spelling East Cree (Southern) – Syllabic Finals
ᔦᐦᔦᐧᐋᑲᓐ The use of the ᐦ (h) final
ᐦ (h) in the middle of a word
The ᐦ is used in the middle of a word between two vowel sounds or before some consonants. Here are some examples:
Before ᐃ, ᐄ, ᐅ, ᐆ, ᐊ, ᐋ, ᐧᐋ | Before ᐱ, ᐲ, ᐳ, ᐴ, ᐸ, ᐹ, ᐧᐹ, ᑉ |
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ᐁᐦᐁ | ᐊᑯᐦᑉ |
ᐅᐦᐆᒥᓲ | ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ |
ᐅᔫᐦ | ᐅᐦᐸᐦᐆ |
ᐅᑎᐦᐄᒉᐤ | ᐅᑎᐦᑉ |
ᐋᐦᐋᐧᐁᔒᔥ | ᐅᐦᐱᓯᑲᓐ |
ᐊᐦᐄᐲ | ᐅᓯᑳᑎᐦᑉ |
ᓂᐹᐦᐁᐤ | ᒪᑐᑲᐦᑉ |
ᒫᑎᐦᐄᑲᓐ | ᐅᐦᐹᔔ |
ᒫᐦᐄᐸᔫ | ᐅᐦᐸᓐ |
ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ | ᐹᐦᐴ |
ᒥᐦᐊᓐ |
Before ᑎ, ᑏ, ᑐ, ᑑ, ᑕ, ᑖ, ᐧᑖ, ᑦ | Before ᒋ, ᒌ, ᒍ, ᒎ, ᒑ, ᐧᒑ, ᒡ |
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ᒥᐦᑦ | ᐲᐦᒉᐤ |
ᐯᐦᑕᒻ | ᐅᑖᐦᒡ |
ᐅᐦᑎᓐ | ᐳᐦᒎᑌᐤ |
ᐅᐦᑌᐤ | ᐄᐦᒡ |
ᐄᔨᐦᑐᐧᐃᓐ | ᔮᔮᐦᒌᐤ |
ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐤ | ᓲᐦᒉᔨᒨ |
ᓅᐦᑦ | ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ |
ᓅᐦᑌᓲ | ᐋᐦᒋᒄ |
ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ | ᒥᐦᒉᑐ |
ᑌᐦᑕᐳᐧᐃᓐ | ᐴᐦᒑᐸᓀᐤ |
Before ᑭ, ᑮ, ᑯ, ᑰ, ᑲ, ᑳ, ᐧᑳ, ᒃ, ᒄ | Before ᔨ, ᔩ, ᔪ, ᔫ, ᔮ, ᐧᔮ |
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ᐋᐦᑯᓲ | ᐧᐋᐦᔫ |
ᐊᑎᐦᒄ | ᐧᐋᐱᐦᔦᐤ |
ᐄᐦᒄ | ᒥᔥᑎᑯᐦᔦᐤ |
ᒫᐦᑮ | ᔦᐦᔦᐤ |
ᒥᐦᒄ | ᒋᔐᐦᔦᐤ |
ᐅᐦᑯᓐ | ᐱᒥᐦᔮᐤ |
ᐅᐦᑰᒻᐦ | ᐱᐦᔦᑯᓲ |
ᐅᐦᑳᒣᐤ | ᓈᐯᐦᔦᐤ |
ᐋᐦᑯᓐ | ᔫᐦᔫᔥᑲᒻ |
ᔮᐦᑲᓐ | ᒨᐦᔦᐧᐁᐤ |
ᐋᐦᑲᓐ | ᒋᔅᒉᔨᐦᑕᒻ |
ᐋᐦᑲᓐ |
You can hear the ᐦ sound clearly when you say these pairs of words:
With ᐦ (h) | Without ᐦ (h) |
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ᒥᐦᒄ | ᒥᒄ |
ᓰᐦᑑ | ᓰᑑ |
ᐧᐄᐦᐹᐤ | ᐧᐄᐹᐤ |
ᐆᐦᒉᐤ / ᐊᐅᐦᒉᐤ | ᐆᒉᐤ |
ᔮᐦᔦᐤ | ᔮᔦᐤ |
ᒪᐦᑯᔐᐤ | ᒪᑯᔐᐤ |
ᒫᐦᑮ | ᒫᑮ |
ᐯᐦᑖᐤ | ᐯᑖᐤ |
ᐅᐦᒋᐱᑕᒻ | ᐅᒋᐱᑕᒻ |
ᐹᐦᐱᐦᑖᐤ | ᐹᐱᑌᐤ |
ᒥᐦᑕᐦ | ᒥᑖᔅ |
It is never used before m, n, s, sh.
See also: Spelling East Cree – Northern Dialect – ᐦ in the middle of a word
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Dialect Differences
- ᒋᐦᑲᔥᑖᑲᓐᐦ The Use of Dots
- Syllabic Finals
- ᐃ, ᐄ and ᔨ
- Syllabic symbols not to forget to write
- Adding endings to nouns and verbs
- Boundaries
- New spellings as of summer 2015
- Punctuation
- Writing Names
- Standard Roman Orthography (SRO)