Cree

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

Algonkische taal, voornamelijk gesproken 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
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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Het Cree (Frans: Cri) is een dialectcontinuüm van Algonkische talen met ca. 117.000 sprekers, verspreid over heel Canada en de Amerikaanse staat Montana. Als de groep nauw verwante dialecten als één taal beschouwd wordt, is het Cree de meest gesproken indiaanse taal in Canada.

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