Cree syllabics

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A proof from freshly made Cree typeface
A proof from freshly made Cree typeface

Cree syllabics, found in two primary forms, are the versions of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics that are used to write Cree dialects.

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[edit] Variants

There are two basic forms of Cree syllabics. Western Cree syllabics are used for dialects west of the Manitoba-Ontario border, while Eastern Cree syllabics are used east of that line. (Not all eastern Cree dialects are written with syllabics: The dialects of eastern Quebec use the Latin alphabet.) The two versions differ primarily in the way they indicate syllable-final consonants, in how they mark the semi-vowel /w/, and in how they reflect the phonological differences between Cree dialects. Western Cree syllabics are closest to the original form of the alphabet.

[edit] See also

[edit] Cree books written in syllabics

  • Hymn Book. (By James Evans) Norway House, 1841.
  • Catechism. (Transl. James Evans) Rossville, É.N.
  • The Holy Bible. (Transl. John Sinclair, Henry Steinhauer) London, 1861.
  • Bunyan: Pilgrim´S Progress. (Transl. John Sinclair) Toronto, 1900.
  • Cree Hymn Book. (By John Mcdougall) Toronto, 1888.
  • Cree Hymn Book. (By Robert Steinauer, Egerton Steinauer) Toronto, 1920.
  • The Epistle of Paul The Apostle To The Galatians. (Transl. Joseph Reader) Oonikup (Northwest Territory), S.A.
  • The Acts of The Apostles And The Epistles. London, 1891.
  • The Books of The New Testament. London, 1859.
  • The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians; the Epistle of Jacob; the First Epistle General of John. (Transl. Thomas Hullburt) Rossville, 1857.
  • The Travellers´ Spiritual Provision (Calender) S.L., S. A.
  • The Handbook to Scripture Truth: Words of Admonition, Counsel and Comfort. Toronto, 1893.
  • Prieres, Cantiques, Catéchisme Etc. En Lanque Crise. Montreal, 1886.
  • The Book of Common Prayer, (Transl. John Horden) London, 1889 (Addl. Printings Through 1970).
In: Paleográfiai kalandozások. Szentendre, 1995. ISBN 9634509223

[edit] External links

  • The Cree syllabary at Omniglot
  • Cree at Languagegeek.com
  • Barber, F. Luis: James Evans and the Cree Syllabic. In: Victoria Library Bulletin Toronto. July 1940. vol. 2. No. 2. 16 p.
  • Burwash, Nathaniel: The Gift to a Nation of Written Language. S.l., 1911. 21 p.
  • Evans, James: Cree Syllabic Hymn Book. Norway House, 1841. In: Bibliographical Society of Canada; Facsim. Series 4. Toronto, 1954. 23 p.)
  • Ray, Margaret: The James Evans Collection. In: Victoria Library Bulletin Toronto. July 1940. vol. 2. No. 2. 16 p.

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