East Cree , also known as James Bay (Eastern) Cree , and East Main Cree , is a group of Cree dialects spoken in Quebec , Canada on the east coast of lower Hudson Bay and James Bay , and inland southeastward from James Bay. Cree is one of the most spoken non-official aboriginal languages of Canada . Four dialects have been tentatively identified including the Southern Inland dialect (Iyiniw-Ayamiwin) spoken in Mistissini , Oujé-Bougoumou , Waswanipi , and Nemaska ; the Southern Coastal dialect (Iyiyiw-Ayamiwin) spoken in Nemaska , Waskaganish , and Eastmain ; the Northern Coastal Dialects (Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin), one spoken in Wemindji and Chisasibi and the other spoken in Whapmagoostui . The dialects are mutually intelligible, though difficulty arises as the distance between communities increases.
10-416: East Cree is not considered an endangered language thanks to the large population of younger people who speak it (Mela S.; Mali A. 2009). There are estimated to be more than 18,000 first-language speakers. The long vowels *ē and *ā have merged in the northern coastal dialects but remain distinct in the southern coastal and southern inland dialects; southern inland has merged *s with *š, which remain distinct in
20-477: A superscripted a-syllabic. ᒫᔅᑰᒡ /māskōc/ has two finals, ᔅ /s/ and ᒡ /c/. Other differences are placing the diacritic for labialization (/w/) before rather than after the letter—ᑖᐺ /tāpwē/ (Western Cree ᑖᐻ),—and several additional series for consonants not found in Western Cree. * The glyphs for v ([v]) \ f ([f]) and th ([ð] and [θ]) are rare and used only in words borrowed from other languages. However,
30-424: Is Latin, similar to Innu Language (Montagnais) , and the other is Cree syllabics , similar to James Bay Cree , as well as other dialects of Cree across Canada. The Naskapi Latin alphabet consists of three vowels, ⟨a⟩ , ⟨i⟩ , and ⟨u⟩ , in short form and in long form. The long form is either written with a circumflex accent, e.g. ⟨â⟩ , or by simply writing
40-765: Is a " y-dialect " that has many linguistic features in common with the Northern dialect of East Cree , and also shares many lexical items with the Innu language . Although there is a much closer linguistic and cultural relationship between Naskapi and Innu than between Naskapi and other Cree language communities, Naskapi remains unique and distinct from all other language varieties in the Quebec-Labrador peninsula. Each stop has voiced allophones as [b, d, dʒ, ɡ] and pre-aspirated allophones as [ʰp, ʰt, ʰtʃ, ʰk] . There are two writing systems used for Naskapi language. One
50-652: Is a good day Naskapi language Naskapi (also known as ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ / Iyuw Iyimuun in the Naskapi language) is an Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi in Quebec and Labrador , Canada . It is written in Eastern Cree syllabics . The term Naskapi is chiefly used to refer to the language of the people living in the interior of Quebec and Labrador in or around Kawawachikamach, Quebec . Naskapi
60-649: The Indigenous languages of the Americas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eastern Cree syllabics Eastern Cree syllabics are a variant of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics used to write all the Cree dialects from Moosonee , Ontario to Kawawachikamach on the Quebec – Labrador border in Canada that use syllabics. Cree syllabics uses different glyphs to indicate consonants, and changes
70-737: The coastal dialects. Neighbouring Naskapi has both. In East Cree there are thirteen consonants: There are eight vowels: In East Cree you have Primary Derivation, Secondary Derivation, and Composition. Primary Derivation Words constructed by primary derivation, are made up of two or more stems, that are not words that stand on their own. For example, the verb: pisu- initial stem piyi- final stem u personal suffix inflection pisu- piyi- u initial final {personal suffix} stem stem inflection She/he/it goes slow. Secondary Derivation Words constructed by secondary derivation, are made up of core word stems and at least one other stem-building elements. For example,
80-556: The orientation of these glyphs to indicate the vowel that follows it. The basic principles of Canadian syllabic writing are outlined in the article for Canadian Aboriginal syllabics . In this article, Cree words and sounds will transcribed using the Standard Roman Orthography . The primary difference between eastern and western Cree orthographies is the shape of the final consonants (consonant sounds with no following vowel). Eastern Cree dialects write finals with
90-743: The verb ᐱᓱᐱᔨᐦᑖᐤ pisupiyihtaau s/he makes it go slow is made up of the stem of the existing verb ᐱᓱᐱᔨᐤ pisupiyiu and the causative final -htaa. English Translation: she/he/it makes it go slow. Composition Words constructed by composition contains independent elements, like two existing word stems, or a preform and another word stem. For example, the noun mishtikunaapaau is made by conjoining two other noun stems: ᒥᔥᑎᒄ mishtikw wood + ᓈᐹᐤ napaau man = ᒥᔥᑎᑯᓈᐹᐤ mishtikunaapaau carpenter ᒥᔥᑎᒄ + ᓈᐹᐤ = ᒥᔥᑎᑯᓈᐹᐤ mishtikw {} napaau {} mishtikunaapaau wood {} man {} carpenter Independent elements forming with Verbs English Translation: It
100-659: The vowel twice, e.g. ⟨aa⟩ . In addition there are twelve graphemes to represent the consonants, including the digraph ⟨Ch⟩ . Naskapi Syllabics ( ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ , naskapi iyuw iyimuun ) is derived from Canadian Aboriginal syllabics , and while having its unique characteristics, shares many features with other Canadian Cree Syllabic systems. Unlike other Cree Syllabics, long and short vowels are not distinguished. The final forms in Naskapi Syllabics are similar to other varieties of Eastern Cree syllabics . This article related to
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