What language family is Cree in
Algonquian
What are sister/cousin languages
Blackfoot
Ojibway/sailteuax/anqishunabe/ Chippewa
Menominee
Cheyenne
5 main dialects
Y dialect- plains cree
Th dialect- woodlands Cree
N dialect- swampy Cree
L dialect- moose Cree
R dialect- whitefish Cree
What are minima pairs
2 words with only one sound/syllable difference
Example of minimal pairs
Atim-dog
Akim- count him/her
Ôma- this
Ôta-there
Asam- feed him/her
Asâm- snowshoe
What are the three noun forms
Number
Diminutive
Locative
What is number
Referencing wether a noun is singular or plural
What is Diminutives
Smaller versions of a regular sized nouns
Ex dog, puppy
Atim, acimosis
What is locative
Location of a noun ( in the) (on the)
What is demonstrative pronouns
Describes location of something from the speaker (over there) (this) (that)
How do you say sock (NA)
asikan
How do you says pipe (NA)
Ospwâkan
How do you say mitt/glove (NA)
astis
How do you say pants (NA)
mitâs
How do you say egg (NA)
wâwi
How do you say pail (NA)
askihk
How do you say shoe (NI)
maskisin
How do you say road (NI)
mêskanaw
How do you say spoon (NA)
êmihkwan
How do you say rock (NA)
asiniy
Pluralize asikan (sock)
asikanwak
Dim. asikanis
Dim plural. asikanisak
Locativ. asikanihk
Pluralize ospwâkan (pipe)
Ospwâkanak
Dim. ospwâkanis
Dim plural. ospwâkanisak
Locative. ospwâkanihk
Pluralize astis (mitt)
astisak
Dim. ascisis
Dim plural. ascisisak
Locative. astisihk
Pluralize mitâs (pants)
mitâsak
Dim. micisis
Dim plural micâsisa
Locative. mitâsihk
