Cree language

Cree
Cree
ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, nēhiyawēwin (Plains); ᓃᐦᐃᖬᐑᐏᐣ, nīhithawīwin (Woods); ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐌᐎᐣ, nêhinawêwin (W Swampy); ᐃᓂᓃᒧᐎᓐ, ininîmowin (E Swampy); ᐃᔨᓂᐤ ᐊᔭᒥᐎᓐ, Iyiniu-Ayamiwin (N Eastern); ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ, Iyiyiu-Ayamiwin (S Eastern)
	Historical distribution of Cree peoples
Native to	Canada; United States (Montana)
Ethnicity	Cree
Native speakers	96,000, 27% of ethnic population (2016 census); (including Montagnais–Naskapi and Atikamekw)
Language family	Algic Algonquian Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi Cree; ; ;
Writing system	Latin, Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (Cree)
Official status
Official language in	Northwest Territories
Recognised minority; language in	Alberta[citation needed]; Manitoba[citation needed]; Ontario[citation needed]; Quebec[citation needed]; Saskatchewan; [citation needed]
Language codes
ISO 639-1	cr
ISO 639-2	cre
ISO 639-3	cre – inclusive code; Individual codes:; crk – Plains Cree; cwd – Woods Cree; csw – Swampy Cree; crm – Moose Cree; crl – Northern East Cree; crj – Southern East Cree; nsk – Naskapi; moe – Montagnais; atj – Atikamekw
Glottolog	cree1271 Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi; cree1272
	Six dialects of Cree are classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Cree (/kriː/ KREE;^[4] also known as Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi) is a dialect continuum of Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 86,475 indigenous people across Canada in 2021,^[5] from the Northwest Territories to Alberta to Labrador.^[6] If considered one language, it is the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada.^[5] The only region where Cree has any official status is in the Northwest Territories, alongside eight other aboriginal languages.^[7] There, Cree is spoken mainly in Fort Smith and Hay River.^[8]

^ "Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census – Aboriginal mother tongue, Aboriginal language spoken most often at home and Other Aboriginal language(s) spoken regularly at home for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% Data". Canada Statistics. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
^ "Official Languages of the Northwest Territories" (PDF). Northwest Territories Language Commissioner. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2012. (map)
^ Laurie Bauer (2007). The Linguistics Student's Handbook. Edinburgh.
^ ^a ^b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2023-03-29). "Indigenous languages in Canada, 2021". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
^ "Education, Culture, and Employment". Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference lang was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "2016–2017 annual report on official languages" (PDF). Government of the Northwest Territories.

[1] "Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census – Aboriginal mother tongue, Aboriginal language spoken most often at home and Other Aboriginal language(s) spoken regularly at home for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% Data". Canada Statistics. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-11-22.

[2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

[3] "Official Languages of the Northwest Territories" (PDF). Northwest Territories Language Commissioner. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2012. (map)

[4] Laurie Bauer (2007). The Linguistics Student's Handbook. Edinburgh.

[:5-5] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2023-03-29). "Indigenous languages in Canada, 2021". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

[:1-6] "Education, Culture, and Employment". Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2017.

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[:2-8] "2016–2017 annual report on official languages" (PDF). Government of the Northwest Territories.

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Cree
ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, nēhiyawēwin (Plains) ᓃᐦᐃᖬᐑᐏᐣ, nīhithawīwin (Woods) ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐌᐎᐣ, nêhinawêwin (W Swampy) ᐃᓂᓃᒧᐎᓐ, ininîmowin (E Swampy) ᐃᔨᓂᐤ ᐊᔭᒥᐎᓐ, Iyiniu-Ayamiwin (N Eastern) ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ, Iyiyiu-Ayamiwin (S Eastern)
Historical distribution of Cree peoples
Native to	Canada; United States (Montana)
Ethnicity	Cree
Native speakers	96,000, 27% of ethnic population (2016 census)^[1] (including Montagnais–Naskapi and Atikamekw)
Language family	Algic Algonquian Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi^[2] Cree
Writing system	Latin, Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (Cree)
Official status
Official language in	Northwest Territories^[3]
Recognised minority language in	Alberta^{[citation needed]} Manitoba^{[citation needed]} Ontario^{[citation needed]} Quebec^{[citation needed]} Saskatchewan ^{[citation needed]}
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`cr`
ISO 639-2	`cre`
ISO 639-3	`cre` – inclusive code Individual codes: `crk` – Plains Cree `cwd` – Woods Cree `csw` – Swampy Cree `crm` – Moose Cree `crl` – Northern East Cree `crj` – Southern East Cree `nsk` – Naskapi `moe` – Montagnais `atj` – Atikamekw
Glottolog	`cree1271` Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi `cree1272`
Six dialects of Cree are classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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