Cree language

E59068

Algonquian language First Nations language Indigenous language of North America Native American language

Cree language is a major Indigenous language of Canada spoken by the Cree people across a vast area from the Rocky Mountains to Labrador and is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages in North America.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian language → First Nations language → Indigenous language of North America → Native American language →
hasApproximateNumberOfSpeakers	over 70,000 speakers →
hasBasicWordOrder	flexible word order →
hasEndonym	Ininīmowin → Nēhinawēwin → Nēhiyawēwin → Nīhithawīwin →
hasISO639-1Code	cr →
hasISO639-2Code	cre →
hasISO639-3Code	cre →
hasMorphologicalType	agglutinative → polysynthetic →
hasPhonologicalFeature	distinction between long and short vowels →
hasScriptVariant	Eastern Cree syllabics → Western Cree syllabics →
hasWritingSystem	Canadian Aboriginal syllabics → Latin alphabet →
isOfficialLanguageOf	Northwest Territories → Nunavut (local official status in some communities) →
isOneOfMostSpokenIndigenousLanguagesIn	Canada →
isRecognizedMinorityLanguageIn	Canada →
isTaughtAt	First Nations University of Canada → University of Alberta → University of Manitoba → University of Saskatchewan →
languageFamily	Algic languages →
macrolanguageOf	Atikamekw → Moose Cree → Naskapi → Northern East Cree → Plains Cree → Southern East Cree → Swampy Cree → Woods Cree →
spokenBy	Cree people →
spokenIn	Alberta → Canada → Labrador → Manitoba → Northwest Territories → Ontario → Quebec → Rocky Mountains region → Saskatchewan →
usedIn	Indigenous media in Canada → education programs in Cree communities →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cree → Cree ("Woods Cree language") → Cree ("Swampy Cree language") → Cree ("Moose Cree language") → Cree ("Southern East Cree language") →	traditionalLanguage
Algonquian languages → Algonquian languages ("Plains Cree language") → Algonquian languages ("Swampy Cree language") → Algonquian languages ("Moose Cree language") →	includesLanguage
Atikamekw language → Menominee language → Naskapi language →	closelyRelatedTo
Algic languages →	includes
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics →	usedFor