Description
Nêhiyawêwin Masinahiķan: Michif*/Cree Dictionary is a comprehensive resource, featuring thousands of words in the “Northern” or “Ile-à-la Crosse” Michif language. This language consists of a northern Plains Cree base (“Y” dialect) with some French nouns. It is spoken mainly in northwestern Saskatchewan in the following communities: Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Canoe Narrows, Cole Bay, Dillon, Green Lake, Ile-à-la Crosse (Sakitawak), Jans Bay, Patuanak, Pinehouse, and Turnor Lake. Ile-à-la Crosse Michif is the only Michif language that is taught in a school system. It remains a living language in a region that has a very vibrant and unique Métis culture.
The accompanying data CD contains a PDF version of the dictionary to allow for quick searching of specific terms using a PDF reader.
ISBN: 978-0-920915-93-6
Author: Vince Ahenakew
Grade Level: Secondary/Post Secondary/Adult
Nêhiyawêwin Mitâtaht: Michif ahci Cree is a useful introduction to the grammar of the “Northern” or “Ile-à-la Crosse” Michif language. This resource features over 100 pages of worksheets. This language consists of a northern Plains Cree base (“Y” dialect) with some French nouns. It is spoken mainly in northwestern Saskatchewan in the following communities: Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Canoe Narrows, Cole Bay, Dillon, Green Lake, Ile-à-la Crosse (Sakitawak), Jans Bay, Patuanak, Pinehouse, and Turnor Lake. Ile-à-la Crosse Michif is the only Michif language that is taught in a school system. It remains a living language in a region that has a very vibrant and unique Métis culture.
ISBN: 978-0-920915-94-3
Author: Vince Ahenakew
Grade Level: Secondary/Post Secondary/Adult
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