Initial change is required for the present tense forms in this conjugation when there is no preverb. For example, the dictionary form of ᓈᐹᒀnaapaakwaa is ᓂᐹᐤnipaau. The vowel of the first syllable i was changed to aa.
Junker, M.-O., Blacksmith, L., & MacKenzie, M. (2015). East Cree Verbs (Southern Dialect). [Revised and expanded from 2006 original and 2013 revised edition] In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. Retrieved from [URL]
MLA:
Marie-Odile Junker, Louise Blacksmith and Marguerite MacKenzie. East Cree Verbs (Southern Dialect). [Revised and expanded from 2006 original and 2013 revised edition] In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. 2015. Web. [date]
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