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Cree Dictionary App

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Language Name

Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.

Alternate Language Names

Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin.

Region

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.

Who

Maskwacis Education Schools Commission (Education and Cultural Partner); Intellimedia Inc. (Technical Partner).

Others Involved

Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education and Authority, Dr. Earl Waugh, Dr. Arok Wolvengrey, Amad Jawad (Developers of First Nations Cree Language Portal).

Publishing Information

This resource was launched in 2010 on the Apple store, published by Intellimedia Inc. As of early 2025, the most recent update listed on the App Store was in 2020.

How People are Cited

People and organizations are cited on the app's information page, which can be accessed by clicking on the information icon (lower-case 'i' in a circle) on the top right of the app's landing page.

How Information is Cited

Information is cited within individual entries below the 'Source' heading. Some sources offer a link to purchase on Amazon.

Where is Information Coming from

Information in this dictionary comes from nehiyaw masinahikan: Online Cree Dictionary by Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education Authority and Earle Waugh, which uses four Cree language dictionaries: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary (1998) by Earle Waugh, Maskwacîs Dictionary (publication date unknown) by Maskwacees College, Cree: Words (2001) by Arok Wolvengrey, Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree (author/publisher and publication date unknown).

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a mobile app for Apple devices only. Some entries contain images, videos, and audio recordings.

Access

This dictionary is available as a free download from iTunes.

Included Languages and Directionality

English to Cree; Cree to English.

Dialects Included

This dictionary includes information from Maskwacis Cree, Plains Cree, and Woodland Cree. Dialects are occasionally listed within entries.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional mobile application. It has a bidirectional search function.

How are Entries Organised

This dictionary can be searched in English or Cree. All entries relevent to the search are listed. Each entry contains the headword in Cree (Roman orthography), the part of speech in square brackets, the word in Cree syllabics, the English translation, and an option to share or forward the entry through other apps such as iMessage, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger among others. Many entries also include information on the plural form of the headword, the source information (sometimes including a link to purchase the source material on Amazon), and an example phrase in Cree (both Roman orthography and syllabics) and English. Some entries include dialect identification and multimedia elements such as images, videos, and audio recordings.

The Converter function allows users to type a Cree word in Roman orthography, and the converter will produce the Cree word in syllabics. This can be done in all three included dialects.

There is an included Syllabics chart for each of the three dialects. Each syllabic can be clicked on to initiate an audio recording of the sound it represents.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio Included in many entries, and included in the syllabics sound-system chart
Images Included in some entries
Example phrases Included in some entries
Speakers marked
Dialects marked Marked in some entries, full dialect name in parentheses

Other Notes

At one point there was an android version of this app, but it appears to no longer be accessible.

External Links

View details about the app here: https://www.creedictionary.com/software/

Download from iTunes for free: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/creedictionary/id381010402