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زبان کری

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Also known as Cree language, cr, Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi, Kree, Iyiniu-Ayamiwin, Iyiyiu-Ayamiwin, Eeyou Ayimūn, Eenou Ayimūn

aboriginal language continuum spoken in Canada

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Cree is a Native American language spoken across Canada by Indigenous Cree peoples, existing as a continuum of related dialects rather than a single standardized form. It matters as an important part of Cree cultural identity and heritage, though like many Indigenous languages it faces pressure from dominant colonial languages.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Country
Canada
Image
Evans 1841 Cree script.jpg
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Commons category
Cree language
different from
Muscogee
topic's main category
Category:Cree language
Wikimedia language code
cr
writing system
Latin alphabet
used by
Cree
native label
nēhiyawēwin
number of speakers, writers, or signers
8040
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