Michif

A language of United States

ISO 639: crg
Alternate Names: French Cree, Mitchif
Population: 75 in United States (2010 census), decreasing. L2 users: 0. Total users in all countries: 545.
Location:: North Dakota: Turtle Mountain Reservation.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.
Classification: Mixed language, French-Cree
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Plains Cree [crk]. Several varieties in Canada.
Language Use: Elderly only. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Taught for decades at Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt, North Dakota (Golla 2007).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Michif
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Spoken by some descendants of the children of Indian women and French fur traders.

Canada

Location: Manitoba province: scattered, a short distance from the United States border.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct)
Other Comments: Non-indigenous. Spoken by some descendants of the children of Indian women and French fur traders.

Location: North Dakota: Turtle Mountain Reservation.