Understanding the Cree Language & Providing Professional Cree Interpreters and Translators
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Cree also known as Cree-Montagnais, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi) is an Algonquian language represented by a large dialect continuum spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories and Alberta to Labrador, making it one of the few North American Aboriginal languages with an expansive and healthy speaker base, alongside Inuktitut and Navajo. Despite numerous speakers within this wide-ranging area, the only region where Cree has any official status is in the Northwest Territories, alongside eight other aboriginal languages.
Cree also known as Cree-Montagnais, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi) is an Algonquian language represented by a large dialect continuum spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories and Alberta to Labrador, making it one of the few North American Aboriginal languages with an expansive and healthy speaker base, alongside Inuktitut and Navajo. Despite numerous speakers within this wide-ranging area, the only region where Cree has any official status is in the Northwest Territories, alongside eight other aboriginal languages.
Dialect criteria
Very often the Cree dialect continuum is divided into two languages: Cree and Montagnais. Cree includes all dialects which have not undergone the *k -> /tʃ/ sound change (BC–QC) while Montagnais encompasses the territory where this sound change has occurred (QC–NL). These labels are very useful from a linguistic perspective but are confusing as East Cree then qualifies as Montagnais. For practical purposes, Cree usually covers the dialects which use syllabics as their orthography (including Atikamekw but excluding Kawawachikamach Naskapi), the term Montagais then applies to those dialects using the Latin script (excluding Atikamekw and including Kawawachikamach Naskapi). The term Naskapi typically refers to Kawawachikamach (y-dialect) and Natuashish (n-dialect).
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The Cree language is an important language worldwide. It is vital to understand the general nature and specific idiosyncrasies of Cree. For over 10 years Global Interpreting has provided outstanding Cree translators, over the phone, face to face and conference interpreters nation and worldwide.