Also Known As:
French Cree, Mitchif, aan krii, Métchif, Mitif, Cree, Turtle Mountain Chippewa Cree
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Mentor-Apprentice
Mentor-Apprentice
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Recent Resources
A CBC news story on the Michif Mentor-Apprentice Program house in Brandon, Manitoba, and the uncerta
This video talks about Michif, a language that is a mix of Cree and French.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200-2,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Michif
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Michif