ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ
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ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ, ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ, iiyiyuuayimuwin (ᐊᑲᔭᓯᒧᐃᐧᐣ : Cree language, ᐅᐱᔥᑎᑯᔮᐅᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ : langue crie) n.i.
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[edit] Cree dialects
- Plains Cree (y-dialect)
- Woods Cree (th-dialect)
- Swampy Cree (n-dialect)
- Swampy Cree in turn has an eastern and a western dialect which differ in the use of the š. In the western dialect, š has merged with s.
- Moose Cree (l-dialect)
- James Bay Cree (y-dialect, sometimes called Eastern Cree)
- James Bay Cree has a northern and a southern dialect which differ in the number of vowel distinctions they make. The long vowels ê and î have merged in the northern dialect but are distinct in the southern. Nonetheless, the people from the two areas easily communicate.
- Atikamekw (r-dialect)
- Western Montagnais (l-dialect)
- Innu (l-dialect, also sometimes called Eastern Montagnais)
- Naskapi (y-dialect)
[edit] Alphabet/Alfavet
| a/á | b | c | d | e/é | f | g | h | i/í | j | k | l | m | ñ | o/ó | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z |
[edit] Cree Pronunciation
- niyánan
- nitoótém
- api
- itwé
- kékác
- piy
- nipiy
- nimasinahikán
- nimasinahikan
- tán(i)s(i) étótamán?
- tán(i)s(i) étótaman?
- mácíw
- wáskahikan
- anohc
- áhkosiw
- niwápamáw
- ayéskosiw
- niwápamáwak
- ihta'win
[edit] Numbers
| Roman | Syllabic | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ke'kwa'n | |
| 1 | peyakw | ᐯᔭᒄ |
| 2 | niishu | ᓃᔓ |
| 3 | nishtu | ᓂᔥᑐ |
| 4 | neu | ᓀᐤ |
| 5 | niyaayu | ᓂᔮᔪ |
| 6 | kutwaashch | ᑯᐧᑖᔥᒡ |
| 7 | niishwaashch | ᓃᐧᔖᔥᒡ |
| 8 | niiyaanaaneu | ᓂᔮᓈᓀᐤ |
| 9 | peyakushteu | ᐯᔭᑯᔥᑌᐤ |
| 10 | mitaaht | ᒥᑖᐦᑦ |
| 13 | nistosap | |
| 20 | nisotanaw |
