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Why learn Cree?
Knowing Cree opens the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, and science You are at a distinct advantage in the global market if you are bilingual. Aquiring a second language can improve your skills and grades in math and English. Cree expand one's view of the world, liberalize one's experiences, and make one more flexible and tolerant.
Cree dialects are spoken by about 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories to Alberta to Labrador. Cree has official status is in the Northwest Territories and it is the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada.How Long Does it Take to Learn Cree?
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Cree Alphabet & Pronunciation
Cree is traditionally written using Cree syllabics, but can be written with the Latin script as well. Canadian Aboriginal syllabics are unique among abugida scripts in that the basic shape corresponds to a specific consonant sound which is rotated to denote the accompanying vowel.
[a]
[e]
[i]
[o]
[pa]
[pe]
[pi]
[po]
[ta]
[te]
[ti]
[to]
[ka]
[ke]
[ki]
[ko]
[cha]
[che]
[chi]
[cho]
[ma]
[me]
[mi]
[mo]
[na]
[ne]
[ni]
[no]
[sa]
[se]
[si]
[so]
[ya]
[ye]
[yi]
[yo]
Basic Phrases in Cree
Hello | ᑕᓂᓯ (Tanisi) |
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Goodbye | ᐃᑯᓯ (Ikosi) |
Yes | ᐁᐦᐊ (Eha) |
No | ᓇᒧᔭ (Namoya) |
Excuse me | |
Please | ᒪᐦᑎ ᐁᓴ (mahti êsa) |
Thank you | ᐊᕀᐦᐊᕀ (Ayhay) |
You are welcome | |
Do you speak english | ᐧᐁᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐅᐊᔨᒨ (wemishtikushiiuayimuu) |
Do you understand | |
I understand | ᓂᓂᐢᑐᐦᑌᐣ (Ninistohten) |
I do not understand | |
How are you | ᑕᓂᓯ (Tanisi) |
Fine thanks | |
What is your name | ᐊᐏᓇ ᑭᔭ (Awina kiya?) |
My name is | ᓂᓯᐦᑲᓱᐣ (Nisihkason) |
Pleased to meet you |
Cree Grammar
Cree Nouns
Man | (Napew) |
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Woman | (Iskwew) |
Boy | ᓈᐯᔥ (naapesh) |
Girl | |
Cat | (Minos) |
Dog | (Atim) |
Fish | |
Water | (Nîpîy) |
Milk | |
Egg | |
House | |
Flower | |
Tree | |
Shirt | |
Pants |
Cree Adjectives
Colors in Cree
Black | ᒪᐦᑲᑌᐧᐋᐤ (mahkatewaau) |
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White | (Wâpiskâw) |
Red | (Mihkwâw) |
Orange | |
Yellow | (Osâwâw) |
Green | |
Blue | ᐱᒋᔅᑲᓈ (pichiskanaau) |
Purple | |
Pink | |
Gray | |
Brown | ᐸᐦᑖᐅᓈᑯᓐ (pahtaaunaakun) |
Numbers in Cree
Zero | |
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One | (Peyak) |
Two | (Nîso) |
Three | (Nisto) |
Four | (Newo) |
Five | (Nîyânan) |
Six | (nikotwâsik) |
Seven | (tepakohp) |
Eight | (ayinânew) |
Nine | (kîkâmitâtaht) |
Ten | (mitâtaht) |
Eleven | |
Twelve | |
Twenty | |
Thirty | |
Forty | |
Fifty | |
Sixty | |
Seventy | |
Eighty | |
Ninety | |
Hundred | |
Thousand |
Cree Verbs
To be | ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓐ (ihtakun) |
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To have | ᐊᔮᐤ (ayaau) |
To want | ᓂᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒻ (nituweyihtam) |
To need | ᐅᐧᐋᓂᓰᐤ (uwaanisiiu) |
To help | ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑖᐤ (wiichihtaau) |
To go | ᓂᑑ (nituu) |
To come | ᐹᐸᔫ (paapayuu) |
To eat | ᒦᒋᓲ (miichisuu) |
To drink | ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑫᐤ (minihkweu) |
To speak | ᒋᐧᔐᐧᐁᐤ (chishweweu) |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Cree Sentences
And | ᑲᔦᐦ (kayeh) |
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Or | |
But | |
Because | ᔖᑯᒡ (shaakuch) |
With | |
Also | ᑳᑲᔦᐦ (kaakayeh) |
However | |
Neither | |
Nor | |
If | ᒥᔔ (mishuu) |
Then | ᒫᒃ (maak) |
Useful Cree Vocabulary
Cree Questions
Who | |
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What | |
When | |
Where | |
Why | |
How | |
How many | |
How much |
Days of the Week in Cree
Monday | |
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Tuesday | |
Wednesday | |
Thursday | |
Friday | |
Saturday | |
Sunday | |
Yesterday | |
Today | |
Tomorrow |
Months in Cree
January | ᐃᔥᐧᑳᐸᔫᐲᓯᒻ (ishkwaapayuupiisim) |
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February | ᑳᑕᐦᑯᓯᑕᐲᓯᒻ (kaatahkusitapiisim) |
March | ᒥᒋᓲᐲᓯᒻ (michisuupiisim) |
April | ᓂᔅᒋᐲᓯᒻ (nischipiisim) |
May | |
June | |
July | |
August | ᑳᒌᑯᔅᐱᓈᓅᐦᒋᐲᓯᒻ (kaachiikuspinaanuuhchipiisim) |
September | |
October | |
November | |
December |
Seasons in Cree
Winter | ᐱᐳᓐ (pipun) |
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Spring | ᓰᑯᓐ (siikun) |
Summer | ᓃᐱᓐ (niipin) |
Autumn | ᑕᐧᑳᒋᓐᐦ (takwaachinh) |
Telling Time in Cree
What time is it | |
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Hours | |
Minutes | |
Seconds | |
O clock | |
Half | |
Quarter past | |
Before | ᐧᐹᒧᔥ (pwaamush) |
After | ᒌᐃᔥᐧᑳ (chiiishkwaa) |