Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

ᐧᐃᔮᔨᐦᑦᐦ ᒑᒄ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᒑ ᐋᐱᒋᐦᑖᔨᓐ, ᐊᑎᒫᐲᓯᒧᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᓈᔥᑦ ᔖᐧᐃᓅᑖᐅᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ᙮

ᐧᐃᔮᔨᐦᑦᐦ ᐋᐦ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔥᑖᒡ, roman, French ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ English.

ᐧᐃᔮᔨᐦᑦᐦ ᒑᐧᑳᓐ ᐧᐋᐦ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒥᓐ,

ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐱᔨᐦᑖ ᐊᓐ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐋᑯᐦ ᒑ ᒌᔅᒋᓂᒥᓐ, ᒑ ᓈᓂᑐᐧᐋᔨᐦᒑᒥᑭᐦᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐᐄᔥᑯᑎᒃ ᒫᒃ ᒥᔅᑭᒥᓈ, ᒌᔅᒋᓐᐦ ᐊᓐ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᑎᑎᐤ ᐧᐄᐦ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑎᒥᓈ.

ᒫᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐱᔨᐦᑖᔨᓐᐦ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ

ᐧᐋᐦ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐋᒥᓐᐦ ᑦᐦ, t-h ᒑ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐱᔨᐦᑖᔨᓐ

ᐧᐋᐦ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐋᒥᓐᐦ ᔅᐦ, s-h ᒑ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐱᔨᐦᑖᔨᓐ

ᐧᐋᐦ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐋᒥᓐᐦ ᑉᐦ, p-h ᒑ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐱᔨᐦᑖᔨᓐ

ᐱᔮᐱᔨᒡᐦ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ, ᒑ ᑖᑭᐦᐊᒥᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐧᐋᒋᐦᒡ ᐊᑎᑎᐤ ᐧᐋᐦ ᓈᓂᑑᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑎᒥᓐ᙮

ᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒥᓈ ᐋᑳ ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᐄᒋᔥᑖᒡ, ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐋᑳ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ, ᒑ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᒧᐧᐃᐧᑖᐤ ᐊᓂᒌ ᐊᐧᐋᓂᒌ ᑳ ᑯᐃᔅᑯᓯᓂᐦᐊᒡ᙮. (ayimuwin@eastcree.org).

ᓈᔥᑦ N

naasht

p [conjunction ]

and, or, whether or not

et, ou, si..ou non

Ex:

ᓂᒥ ᓅᐦᒋ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᒫᐤ ᒑ ᒥᐧᔮᔨᐦᑎᒥᐧᑳ ᓈᔥᑦ ᒫᒃ ᒑ ᒥᒑᔨᐦᑎᒥᐧᑳ ᐊᓂᔮ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᐤ ᑳ ᒥᔮᑭᓂᐧᐃᑦ᙮

nimi nuuhchi chischaayimaau chaa miywaayihtimikwaa naasht maak chaa michaayihtimikwaa aniyaa chaakwaayiu kaa miyaakiniwit.

I did not know whether s/he would like the gift that s/he received.

Je ne savais pas si elle aimerait le cadeau qu'elle avait reçu.

and (N:2 S:2)

or (N:2 S:2)

whether (N:1)

et (N:3 S:2)

ou (N:2 S:2)

si (N:2 S:2)

ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓂᔥᐦ ᐁ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐸᔨᐦᒡ (N:15 S:7)
discourse conjunctions