Cree language
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.
| Cree | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Canada; United States (Montana) |
| Ethnicity | Cree |
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 639-1 | cr |
| ISO 639-2 | cre |
| ISO 639-3 | cre – inclusive codeIndividual codes: crk – Plains Creecwd – Woods Creecsw – Swampy Creecrm – Moose Creecrl – Northern East Creecrj – Southern East Creensk – Naskapimoe – Montagnaisatj – Atikamekw |
| Glottolog | cree1271 |
References
- Statistics Canada: 2006 Census
- Official Languages of the Northwest Territories (map)
- Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
Cree edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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