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.
n-dialect Cree · Maskēkowīhew
The Cree of the Hudson Bay lowlands across northern Manitoba and Ontario. Distinguished from Plains Cree by the use of /n/ where Plains Cree has /j/.
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