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Cree, Plains

A language of Canada

ISO 639-3: crk

Population	34,000 in Canada (1982 SIL). All Cree L1 speakers in Canada 97,230 (2001 census). Population total all countries: 34,100. Ethnic population: 53,000.
Region	North central Manitoba west across Saskatchewan and central Alberta to the foot of Rocky Mountains. Also in United States.
Language maps	Canada, reference number 2 Canada, reference number 3 Canada, reference number 5 Canada, reference number 6 Canada, reference number 7 Canada, reference number 8 Southwestern Canada
Alternate names	Western Cree
Dialects	Plains Cree, Western York Cree, Northern Alberta Cree. Nonpalatalized y-dialect within Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi language complex or dialect subgroup.
Classification	Algic, Algonquian, Central, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi A member of macrolanguage Cree [cre] (Canada).
Language use	Official in Northwest Territories. Vigorous in many communities mainly in the north. All ages. Also use English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible: 1861–1908.
Writing system	Latin script. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, uses western finals, dot after.

Also spoken in:

United States

Language name	Cree, Plains
Population	100 in United States (2001 I. Goddard), decreasing. Ethnic population may include Chippewa [ciw]. Ethnic population: 1,555 (2000 census).
Region	North central Montana, Rocky Boy Reservation.
Language map	Northern Central United States of America
Alternate names	Western Cree
Language use	Mainly older adults. Also use English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PITTMAN, Richard S., author. 1965. "The fused subject and object pronouns of Red Pheasant Cree."

PITTMAN, Richard S., author. 1976. Review of: Plains Cree: a grammatical study, by H. Christoph Wolfart.

Vernacular Publications

Sahiyahâ ahiyabi (A selection of traditional Cree and Stoney hymns). 1972.