Grammar
Imperative Order
| ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | nipaah. | Sleep! | |
| ᓂᐹᐦᑭᓐ᙮ | nipaahkin. | Sleep later! |
The Imperative order is used for commands and requests. Inflection is only for ᒌᔨ chiiyi (2), ᒌᔮᓂᐤ chiiyaaniu (21p) and ᒌᔨᐧᐋᐤ chiiyiwaau (2p). There are two tense distinctions in the Imperative: an immediate imperative (#17a) and a delayed imperative (#17b).
Immediate Imperative conjugation (#17a) for VAI ᓂᐹᐤ nipaau
| Persons | Northern East Cree | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | nipaah. | Sleep! | |
| 21p | ᓂᐹᑖᐤ᙮ | nipaataau. | Let’s go to sleep! | |
| 2p | ᓂᐹᒄ᙮ | nipaakw. | Go to sleep! | |
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Delayed Imperative conjugation (#17b) for VAI ᓂᐹᐤ nipaau
| Persons | Northern East Cree | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ᓂᐹᑭᓐ᙮ | nipaahkin. | Sleep later! | |
| 21p | ᓂᐹᐦᑳᐦᒄ᙮ | nipaahkaahkw. | Let’s sleep later! | |
| 2p | ᓂᐹᐦᒑᐦᒄ᙮ | nipaahchaahkw. | Go to sleep later! | |
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