Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alperta Ohci Kehtehayak Nehiyaw Otwestamâkewasinahikan


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Cree is the most widespread native language in Canada. The Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary is a highly usable and effective dictionary that serves students, business, governments, and media. Designed for speakers, students, and teachers of Cree; includes Cree-English and English-Cree sections.




A dictionary of the Cree language


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Cree, Language of the Plains


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Cree Language of the Plains: Nehiyawewin Paskwawi-pikiskwewin explores some of the intricate grammatical features of a language spoken by a nation which extends from Quebec to Alberta. This book presents the grammatical structure of Cree that everyone can understand, along with selected technical linguistic explanations. The accompanying workbook, sold separately, has exercises which provide practice with the concepts described in the textbook as well as dialogue about everyday situations which provide practice in the conversational Cree.










A Dictionary of the Cree Language


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A dictionary of the Cree language as spoken by the Indians of the Hudson's Bay company's territories. Consisting of Part I English-Cree, and Part II Cree-English. Compiled by Rev. E. A. Watkins 1865, C.M.S. Missionary. (The above description is from the 1800's when this work was first made available.) This is a scan of a very old document, and one or two pages may contain illegible lines. This document may also be found online for free, however sometimes it is nice to have a real book to hold in your hands and read.




How to Spell It in Cree


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100 Days of Cree


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In 100 Days of Cree Neal McLeod offers a portal into another way of understanding the universe-and our place within it-while demonstrating why this funny, vibrant, and sometimes salacious language is "the sexiest" of them all (according to Tomson Highway).




A Language of Our Own


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The Michif language -- spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada -- is considered an "impossible language" since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present the first detailed analysis of this language and how it came into being.




A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe


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"Presented in Ojibwe-English and English-Ojibwe sections, this dictionary spells words to reflect their actual pronunciation with a direct match between the letters used and the speech sounds of Ojibwe. Containing more than 7,000 of the most frequently used Ojibwe words."--P. [4] of cover.