Cree, Swampy
A language of Canada
| Population | 4,500 (1982 SIL). All Cree L1 speakers in Canada 97,230 (2001 census). Ethnic population: 5,000. |
| Region | Ontario, Hudson Bay coast, James Bay northwest coast, inland into Saskatchewan. |
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| Alternate names | West Main Cree, West Shore Cree, York Cree |
| Dialects | Eastern Swampy Cree, Western Swampy Cree. Both nonpalatalized n-dialect and l-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 | Vigorous. Also use English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976. |
| Writing system | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, uses western finals. |
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