Spelling East Cree (Northern) – Syllabic Finals
The use of the ᐦ (h) ᔮᐦᔮᐙᑭᓐ
Locative suffix
In the locative marker for nouns and particles ᐦ (h) is used before ᒡ. Note that not all particles use ᐦᒡ.
Locative suffix on particles:
ᐦ (h) is used | ᐦ (h) is not used |
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ᐅᑖᐦᒡ | ᑖᐅᒡ |
ᐲᐦᑎᑭᒥᐦᒡ | ᑖᑖᐅᒡ |
ᐄᑖᒥᐦᒡ / ᓂᑖᒥᐦᒡ | ᑎᐱᔥᑯᒡ |
ᐊᑳᒥᐦᒡ | ᒋᔥᑎᐎᒡ |
ᒫᒥᐦᒡ | ᐅᔥᒡ |
ᓃᑳᓂᐦᒡ | ᒧᔥᑎᐦᑎᒡ |
ᐃᔥᐱᒥᐦᒡ | |
ᓂᐦᐄᐎᓂᐦᒡ | |
ᓂᒥᐦᒌᐎᓂᐦᒡ | |
ᓈᓯᐹᑎᒥᐦᒡ | |
ᓃᐦᑖᐦᒡ |
Nouns:
Locative | Non-locative |
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ᓰᐲᐦᒡ | ᓰᐲ |
ᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓂᐦᒡ | ᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
ᐲᓯᒧᐦᒡ | ᐲᓯᒻ |
ᒦᒋᐙᐦᐱᐦᒡ | ᒦᒋᐙᐦᑉ |
ᒫᔅᑭᓈᐦᒡ | ᒫᔅᑭᓂᐤ |
ᑖᐦᑎᐱᐎᓂᐦᒡ | ᑖᐦᑎᐱᐎᓐ |
ᐎᒌᐦᒡ | ᐎᒌ |
ᒦᒋᓲᓈᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ | ᒦᒋᓲᓈᐦᑎᒄ |
ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓂᐦᒡ | ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ |
Note that another ending, which sounds exactly like the locative, can be added to nouns. This is the simulative suffix and is translated as “like a”.
Simulative | |
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ᓈᐹᐤ | ᓈᐹᐦᒡ |
ᐊᑎᒻ | ᐊᑎᒧᐦᒡ |
See also: Spelling East Cree – Southern Dialect – Locative suffix