Syllabics Memory Trainer

Choose an activity ...    --Please choose an option-- Display the entire chart Test one syllabic at a time Test a complete word Convert Roman text to syllabics About this site

Present syllabics ...    in random order in first sound order in last sound order

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Display syllabic characters one at a time. Say it out loud and recall its text value. Start by choosing to show them in row or column order. As you improve, select random order, and reduce the amount of answer material given until you do not require any answers at all.

Display a syllabic word. Say it out loud. As before, reduce the amount of answer material until you don't need any.

Look at the syllabic characters and their text values. Try to remember their values. Turn the text off and see if you can recall them. Practise writing the syllabic characters.

Type one or more East Cree words in Roman text and they will be converted to syllabic characters (limit of about 30). Or enter any combination of syllabic text from the chart. You may even enter any text at all (non-conforming text will be ignored).

The goal is to anticipate what syllabic characters will be displayed. You could even write down your expected syllabic characters and compare with the conversion.

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This site contains some drills intended to help with memorization and recognition of the symbols of Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics. The focus is on the syllabic characters used in East Cree.

The exercises are for fun and not intended for instruction. They may contain inaccuracies. All errors are mine. I am not a speaker. The sounds are approximate and are there only to assist in memorization of the syllabics. Please refer to the East Cree site for authoritative pronunciations and grammar.

Pronunciation hints:

• 'p' is more like 'b'
• 'k' is more like 'g'
• 't' is more like 'd'
• 'ch' is more like 'j'
• final 'u' is more like a long 'o'
• 'waa' in combinations like 'shwaa', 'ywaa' etc. is more like a long 'o'

Technical details:

• The site has been created using the Free Pascal language and the pas2js transpiler on MX Linux.
• The syllabics are rendered using home-grown Scalable Vector Graphics files.
• Audio files are in Ogg Vorbis format.
• The Syllabics Memory Trainer is free software, distributed under GNU Public Licence, version 2. Source is available on GitHub.

Last revised: 2022.04.13            Send me a comment                  home