Speak Cree will make it easier for the educated layman to learn to speak, read, and write in the Cree language. Learning Cree with this system will utilize the transliteration of the existing Plains Cree Syllabics Table. The written Cree words will incorporate the use of characters found only on the standard US keyboard the sounds of the syllables will be represented by different characters. The new Cree alphabet will consist of the letters w, p, t, k, c, m, n, s, y, h, hk, hp and the new vowels (SRO equivalents in brackets) of, ay(ē), i, ee(ī), o(o), oo(ō), u(a), and a(ā).
Bernard Awasis is a fluent Cree speaker and is also an interpreter. His real job is being a traditional helper but his current day job is building stuff as a journeyman carpenter.
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