Swampy Cree dialect

E561671

Algonquian language variety Cree dialect

The Swampy Cree dialect is a regional variety of the Cree language spoken primarily by Swampy Cree communities in northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas of Canada.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Moose Cree dialect	1
Swampy Cree language	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian language variety ⓘ Cree dialect ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Plains Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ Woods Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
ethnicity	Swampy Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Swampy Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Swampy Cree (for western varieties) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDialect	Eastern Swampy Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Swampy Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Swampy Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGrammaticalFeature	animacy distinction ⓘ complex verb morphology ⓘ direct–inverse verb system ⓘ obviative marking ⓘ person hierarchy in verb agreement ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	consonant length contrast ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ
hasRevitalizationEffort	adult language classes ⓘ community-based language programs ⓘ school-based Cree language instruction ⓘ
isDialectOf	Plains Cree–Swampy Cree continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ
ISO639-3	csw ⓘ
languageFamily	Algonquian languages ⓘ
morphologyType	agglutinative ⓘ polysynthetic ⓘ
partOf	Cree language NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	linguists as a distinct Cree dialect ⓘ
region	adjacent areas of Canada ⓘ northern Manitoba ⓘ northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
script	Canadian Aboriginal syllabics NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ
sharesFeatureWith	Plains Cree dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Woods Cree dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenBy	Swampy Cree people NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenInCommunity	Moose Cree First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway House Cree Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ York Factory First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenInProvince	Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	Indigenous language variety in Canada ⓘ
subfamily	Central Algonquian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalWordOrder	SOV ⓘ SVO ⓘ
usedFor	ceremonial contexts ⓘ everyday communication in Swampy Cree communities ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ
wordOrder	flexible ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swampy Cree → language → Swampy Cree dialect ⓘ

Moose Cree → language → Swampy Cree dialect ⓘ

this entity surface form: Moose Cree dialect

Central Algonquian → hasMember → Swampy Cree dialect ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swampy Cree language