Cree language

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Cree language is a major Indigenous language of Canada spoken by the Cree people across a vast area from the Rocky Mountains to Labrador and is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian language
First Nations language
Indigenous language of North America
Native American language
hasApproximateNumberOfSpeakers over 70,000 speakers
hasBasicWordOrder flexible word order
hasEndonym Ininīmowin
Nēhinawēwin
linked to: Nēhiyawēwin

Nēhiyawēwin
Nīhithawīwin
hasISO639-1Code cr
hasISO639-2Code cre
hasISO639-3Code cre
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
polysynthetic
hasPhonologicalFeature distinction between long and short vowels
hasScriptVariant Eastern Cree syllabics
Western Cree syllabics
hasWritingSystem Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
Latin alphabet
isOfficialLanguageOf Northwest Territories
Nunavut (local official status in some communities)
isOneOfMostSpokenIndigenousLanguagesIn Canada
isRecognizedMinorityLanguageIn Canada
isTaughtAt First Nations University of Canada
University of Alberta
University of Manitoba
University of Saskatchewan
languageFamily Algic languages
macrolanguageOf Atikamekw
Moose Cree
Naskapi
Northern East Cree
linked to: Swampy Cree

Plains Cree
Southern East Cree
Swampy Cree
Woods Cree
spokenBy Cree people
linked to: Cree peoples
spokenIn Alberta
Canada
Labrador
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Ontario
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

Rocky Mountains region
linked to: Rocky Mountains

Saskatchewan
usedIn Indigenous media in Canada
education programs in Cree communities

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Algonquian languages includesLanguage Cree language
Algonquian languages includesLanguage Plains Cree language
linked to: Cree language
Algonquian languages includesLanguage Swampy Cree language
linked to: Cree language
Algonquian languages includesLanguage Moose Cree language
linked to: Cree language
Cree traditionalLanguage Cree language
Cree traditionalLanguage Woods Cree language
linked to: Cree language
Cree traditionalLanguage Swampy Cree language
linked to: Cree language
Cree traditionalLanguage Moose Cree language
linked to: Cree language
Cree traditionalLanguage Southern East Cree language
linked to: Cree language
Algic languages includes Cree language
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics usedFor Cree language
Menominee language closelyRelatedTo Cree language
Naskapi language closelyRelatedTo Cree language
Atikamekw language closelyRelatedTo Cree language
Cree peoples primaryLanguage Cree language
Plains Cree languageBranch Cree language continuum
linked to: Cree language
Woods Cree languageOf Cree language continuum
linked to: Cree language
Woods Cree dialectOf Cree language
Swampy Cree dialectOf Cree language
Walpole Island hasIndigenousLanguage Cree language
Moose Cree dialectOf Cree language
Oji-Cree closelyRelatedTo Cree language
Bungee (Bungi) relatedTo Cree language
Nīhithawīwin refersTo Cree language
Nīhithawīwin isEndonymFor Cree language
Ininīmowin autonymFor Cree language
Ininīmowin partOf Cree dialect continuum
linked to: Cree language
Central Algonquian hasMember Cree language