Language+of+the+Cree+(Continued)

**Language of the Cree (Continued)** **Atim**



**paskwâwimostos**



**wâpos**



**miskinâhk**




 * kinosew **

DIALECTS -- The main difference between Cree dialects is that the consonant that is pronounced //l// in Moose Cree is pronounced //th// in North Cree, //y// in Plains and Eastern Cree , and //n// in Swampy Cree.

For example; The word wind is pronounced:


 * //lôtin// in Moose Cree **
 * //yôtin// in Plains Cree **
 * //nôtin// in Swampy Cree **
 * //thôtin// in Northern Cree. **

**Animate and Inanimate Nouns** - Some adjectives have two different forms in Cree.

For example;

The white rock -- (Inanimate) //wâpiskâw//

//The white bird -- (Animate)// //wâpiskisiw//.

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"Dene/Cree Elderspeak." //Tales From the Heart and Spirit //. Ed. Jean L. Ratt and Solomon. Web. 01 Dec. 2011. .