Compare two dialects of Cree side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Iyiyiw-Iyimiwin · James Bay Cree
The Cree varieties of Quebec and Labrador, including the James Bay and Atikamekw communities. The Cree dialect cluster with the most active language-revitalisation infrastructure.
Nēhiyawēwin · y-dialect Cree
The westernmost Cree variety, spoken across Saskatchewan and Alberta. The most populous Cree dialect and the basis of much published Cree literature.
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