Reading and Writing in Innu

Learn to read and write in Innu by doing activities to strengthen your vocabulary and improve your spelling.

Beginner Intended for Innu speakers (L1)

Writing the initial a, which is not pronounced in some dialects

Difference between the regular u and the raised (at the end of a word)

Differences in pronunciation across dialects for the vowels a, e, i

Consonants k, p, sh, ssDifferences in pronunciation across dialects for the vowels a, e, i (cont'd)

Differences in pronunciation across dialects for the vowels a and e, and for the grapheme sh

Differences in pronunciation across dialects for the graphemes sh and ss

Letters m and n / Writing the initial a, which is not pronounced in some dialects (cont'd)

The final -akan is often pronounced -an

Differences in pronunciation across dialects for the vowels a and e (cont'd)

The words for colours are nominalisations; learn about participles at https://www.innu-aimun.ca/english/grammar/participles/

Consonants knp with thematic vocabulary (means of transportation)

Consonants ttsh, u / Nominalisation with the preverb ka- for some words / Final -tshuap for buildings

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