Cree language

Cree /ˈkriː/^[3] (also known as Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi) is an Algonquian language spoken by about 117,000 people across Canada from the Northwest Territories and Alberta to Labrador.^[1] This makes it the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada.^[1] Despite having a large number of speakers within this wide-ranging area, the only region where Cree has any official status is in the Northwest Territories. This is along with eight other official aboriginal languages.

Cree
Native to	Canada; United States (Montana)
Ethnicity	Cree
Native speakers	120,000 (2006 census)[1] (including Montagnais–Naskapi and Atikamekw)
Language family	Algic Algonquian Central Algonquian Cree
Writing system	Latin, Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (Cree)
Official status
Official language in	Northwest Territories[2]
Recognised minority language in	Alberta Manitoba Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan
Language codes
ISO 639-1	cr
ISO 639-2	cre
ISO 639-3	cre – inclusive code Individual codes: crk – Plains Cree cwd – Woods Cree csw – Swampy Cree crm – Moose Cree crl – Northern East Cree crj – Southern East Cree nsk – Naskapi moe – Montagnais atj – Atikamekw
Glottolog	cree1271
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