Cree
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A language spoken by Native people in central Canada and the northern United States
- noun
- /kriː/
:
idioma cree
- She learned to speak fluent Cree from her grandmother, who was a native speaker.
Examples
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In the ceremony, they celebrated their heritage by singing songs in Cree.
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"I couldn't wait to put into practice some of the ideas I developed during the program for integrating our values and our Cree language into my own program.
Academic text (2004) -
The Cree language includes various dialects, each with unique words and pronunciations.
Synonyms
Cree language
vsCree
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A language of the Cree people spoken mainly in Canada
is spoken in both Canada and the northern United States
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cree was the name outsiders used for the people, so their language became known as Cree, and the people often call their own tongue Nehiyaw 'their own language'. That is why Cree today refers to the language spoken by the Cree people.