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 ᵘ (at the end of a word)
Differences in pronunciation across dialects for the vowels a, e, i
Consonants k, p, sh, ss / Differences 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 k, n, p with thematic vocabulary (means of transportation)
Consonants t, tsh, u / Nominalisation with the preverb ka- for some words / Final -tshuap for buildings