cri

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

langue algonquienne parlée au 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
Subclass of: Indigenous languages of the Americas
Country: Canada
Image: Evans 1841 Cree script.jpg

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Commons category: Cree language
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/CRE
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
P10369: Bob Marley

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Le cri est une langue algonquienne parlée par les Cris. Le cri avec l'innu-aimun, l'atikamekw et le naskapi forment ensemble un continuum linguistique du golfe du Saint-Laurent jusqu'aux montagnes Rocheuses. Si on considère le continuum comme une seule langue, le cri est la langue amérindienne la plus parlée au Canada mais souffre de la prédominance de l'anglais.

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