Alternate Names: West Main Cree, West Shore Cree, York Cree
Dialects: Nonpalatalized l-dialect within Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi language complex or dialect subgroup. A member of macrolanguage Cree ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 5,000 (1982 SIL).
Language Use: Language in decline at Moose Factory; many young adults have little or no knowledge of it (Golla 2007). All ages. Also use English [eng]. Considered adequately bilingual.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Grammar. NT: 1876.
Writing System: Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Nation of Origin: Canada