Cree, Woods | Ethnologue

A language of Canada

ISO 639: cwd
Alternate Names: Cri des bois
Autonym: Nīhithawīwin, ᓀᐦᐃᖬᐍᐏᐣ‎ (nīhithawīwin)
Population: 1,840 (2016 census). Ethnic population: 53,000 (1982 SIL).
Location:: Far north Manitoba into Saskatchewan, inland southwest from Churchill.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Barren Lands, Beaver Lake Cree, Bunibonibee Cree, Chemawawin Cree, Cross Lake Band of Indians, Duncan’s, Fort McKay, Fort McMurray, Lac La Ronge, Montreal Lake, Nisichawayasihk Cree, O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree, Peerless Trout, Peter Ballantyne Cree, Red Earth, Shoal Lake Cree, Sturgeon Lake Cree, Sucker Creek, Swan River, Woodland Cree.
Classification: Algic, Algonquian, Cree-Montagnais
Dialects: Nonpalatalized th-dialect within Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi language complex or dialect subgroup. A member of macrolanguage Cree [cre].
Language Use: All also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Cree, Woods
Writing: Latin script [Latn]. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script [Cans], uses western finals.
Other Comments: Use of Roman orthography has been gaining ground at the expense of the older syllabic system, due to university language and teacher education programs (Golla 2007).

Location: Far north Manitoba into Saskatchewan, inland southwest from Churchill.