Dialect comparison

Eastern Cree vs Plains Cree

Compare two dialects of Cree side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Eastern Cree

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.

Approximate centre
50.42°, -73.87°
Plains Cree

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.

Approximate centre
52.13°, -106.67°

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