Alternate Names: Western Cree
Dialects: Northern Alberta Cree, Plains Cree, Western York Cree. Nonpalatalized y-dialect within Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi language complex or dialect subgroup. A member of macrolanguage Cree ,.
Status Notes: Statutory language of provincial identity in NWT (1988, NWT Official Languages Act, Chapter 56(Supplemented), Section 4), restricted official use.
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Demographics: 160 in Canada (2011 census). Population total all countries: 260. Ethnic population: 53,000.
Language Use: Vigorous in many communities mainly in the north. All ages. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Blackfoot [bla].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Bible: 1861–1908.
Writing System: Latin, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Nation of Origin: Canada