The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: CWD
ISO 639-2: cre
| Population | No estimate available. |
| Region | Far north Manitoba and Saskatchewan, almost to the border with Northwest Territories. |
| Classification | Algic, Algonquian, Central, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi. |
| Comments | Language complex or dialect continuum within Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi. Nonpalatalized th-dialect. Bilingualism in English. All ages. Vigorous. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 75% to 100%. Cree syllabary, western finals. |
