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Cree, Southern East

A language of Canada

ISO 639-3: crj

Population	7,310 (1997 Quebec Ministere de la Sante et des Services Sociaux). All Cree L1 speakers in Canada 97,230 (2001 census).
Region	Quebec, southeastward from James Bay, inland to the watershed east of Lake Mistissini. Coastal communities of Waskaganish, some in Eastmain. Inland, in Mistissini, Waswanipi, Nemaska, Ouje-Bougoumo.
Language map	Canada
Alternate names	Eastern James Bay Cree Southern Dialect, James Bay Cree Southern Dialect
Dialects	Palatalized y-dialect within Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi language complex or dialect subgroup. Sometimes classified as Montagnais.
Classification	Algic, Algonquian, Central, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi A member of macrolanguage Cree [cre] (Canada).
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. Also use English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Language of instruction in lower grades, taught as a subject in upper grades. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JANCEWICZ, Bill; MACKENZIE, Marguerite, authors. 2002. "Applied computer technology in Cree and Naskapi language programs."  

MORREN, Ronald C., author. 1986. Primers for a syllabary writing system.

Vernacular Publications

(Syllabic primer). n.d.

Chii-aaimin weskach. 1982.

Eiinuustech chiskutamaacheu masinahiikan. n.d.

Iskweuch kaaisi-nachiskahko ewaapamaausuto. 1981.

Nipachistaapaanaaskw. 1981.

Uutihch kaachii-naatahiikanuuhch chekwaan. 1982.

Waapushuyaan. 1983.

Weskach kaaishi-nituhkuhiisunaanuuhch. 1981.