Michif

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
crg
Alternate Names
French Cree, Mitchif
User Population

75 in United States (2010 census), decreasing. L2 users: 0. Total users in all countries: 545.

Location

North Dakota: Turtle Mountain Reservation.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.

Classification
Mixed language, French-Cree
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Plains Cree [crk]. Several varieties in Canada.

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Taught for decades at Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt, North Dakota (Golla 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Michif
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Spoken by some descendants of the children of Indian women and French fur traders.

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