Dialect comparison

Eastern Cree vs Swampy 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°
Swampy Cree

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/.

Approximate centre
55.74°, -97.86°

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