Spelling East Cree (Northern) – Punctuation

Punctuation

The only punctuation used in Cree texts for schools are a comma (,) to mark clauses within a sentence and a period (᙮) to mark the end of a sentence:

• ᓂᒧᐃ ᓅᐦᒋ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᓈᓐ ᓅᐦᑖᐧᐄ, ᒑᐦ ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ, ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ/ᓂᑐᐦᑯᔨᓂᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ ᒋᓵᓰᐲᐦᒡ᙮
• ᒨᔥ ᑳ ᒌ ᐄᑖᑭᓂᐅᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᐧᐋᓂᒌ ᒑ ᒋᔥᑖᔨᒫᒡ ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤᐦ, ᑯᑎᒃᐦ ᐊᐧᐋᔨᐤᐦ, ᐋᐧᐋᓰᔅᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᐤᐦ ᐋᑎ ᐃᔨᑖᐱᒋᐦᑖᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᐤ ᐋᐦ ᐧᐄᐦ ᐃᐦᑐᑎᒫᓱᒡ᙮

Additionally, italics are used to mark dialogue and direct speech in a sentence.

• ᓂᑯᑐᓐ ᐋᐦ ᒌᔑᑳᒡ ᐊᐧᑳᔑᑦ ᓂᔅᑖᔅ, ᓂᑭ ᐊᔅᒑᓈᓐ᙮
• ᑖᐹ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ ᐊᐧᐋᓐ ᒑ ᒌᐦ ᐃᔨᑦ, ᒋᔖᔮᒄ ᓂᓂᐱᐦᐋᐤ, ᒥᒄ ᑳ ᒌ ᐃᔨᑦ, ᑳ ᐧᐃᔨᐱᓯᑦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒦᒋᒻ ᓂᓂᐱᐦᑖᓐ᙮

See also: Spelling East Cree – Southern Dialect – Punctuation