Cree language

Cree
Native toCanada; United States (Montana)
EthnicityCree
Native speakers
120,000 (2006 census)[1]
(including Montagnais–Naskapi and Atikamekw)
Algic
Latin, Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (Cree)
Official status
Official language in
Northwest Territories[2]
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-1cr
ISO 639-2cre
ISO 639-3cre – 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
Glottologcree1271

Cree /ˈkriː/[3] (also known as Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi) is an Algonquian language spoken by about 117,000 people across Canada from the Northwest Territories and Alberta to Labrador.[1] This makes it the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada.[1] Despite having a large number of speakers within this wide-ranging area, the only region where Cree has any official status is in the Northwest Territories. This is along with eight other official aboriginal languages.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistics Canada: 2006 Census
  2. ↑ Official Languages of the Northwest Territories (map)
  3. ↑ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
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