Michif

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North Dakota: Turtle Mountain Reservation.

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Canada

Language NameMichif

User Population

470 in Canada (2016 census). L2 users: 0.

Location

Manitoba province: scattered, a short distance from the United States border.

Alternate Names

French Cree, Métis

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

Elderly only. Most shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Some bilingual programs in local schools. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan there are Michif courses for adults (Golla 2007).

Other Comments

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