Cree
Cree is an Algic language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Woods Cree is an indigenous language spoken in Northern Manitoba, Northern Saskatchewan and Northern Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi dialect continuum. The dialect continuum has around 116,000 speakers; the exact population of Woods Cree speakers is unknown, estimated between 2,600 and 35,000.
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Words in Cree
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | i8iniw* | |
| eye | skisik* | |
| ear | ᒥᐦᑕᐊᐧᑲᕀ | mihtawakay |
| tooth | ipit* | |
| hand | CiCiy* | |
| water | nipiy* | |
| fire | iskotiw* | |
| tree | mistik* | |
| dog | atim* | |
| fish | kinosiw* | |
| one | piyak* | |
| two | niso* | |
| I | ni8a* | |
| you | ki8a* | |
| we | nitanan* | |
| drink | minikwiw* | |
| see | wapiw* | |
| hear | pitawiw* | |
| die | nipiw* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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