Documentation:RelLex/Michif Online Dictionary
Michif Online Dictionary
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Language Name
Michif.
Alternate Language Names
Mitchif, Mechif, Michif-Cree, Métif, Métchif, French Cree.
Region
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, and Northwest Territories, Canada; North Dakota, United States.
Who
Nicole Rosen.
Others Involved
Verna Demontigny, Mervin Fleury, Norman Fleury, Victoria Genaille, Harvey Pelletier, Grace Zoldy (Speakers); Marie-Odile Junker (Web Development); Delasie Torkornoo and Andrei Belcin (Database Programming); Janelle Brodner, Bradley Ellert, Dale McCreery, Tara Michaud, Gabe Olsen, Olivia Sammons, Heather Souter (Student Research Assistants); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Funding).
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that was published online by the Algonquian Languages Project in 2014, and was last updated in 2018, as of mid-2025.
How People are Cited
Speakers, editors, and student research assistants are cited by name on the Credits tab, under Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited on the Credits tab. No additional sources of information are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from speakers who worked with the editors in collecting and checking words. No additional sources of information are cited.
Tools and Framework used
This is a web-hosted dictionary.
Access
This dictionary is available open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Michif to English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional online dictionary that uses hyperlinks and a simple search function.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary can be accessed in two primary ways: (1) users can search the entries by English or Michif headword, or (2) users can browse all entries in the dictionary under the Browse tab. Entries can be browsed alphabetically by clicking on Entries, topically by clicking on Themes, or by grammatical class by clicking on Parts of Speech. Entries that are pulled as the results of a search will appear in the Results tab.
All entries are listed by Michif headword, followed by the part of speech and the English gloss. Clicking on an entry opens a hyperlink to the full sub-page, which contains information about alternate spellings, pronunciation, and additional hyperlinks to applicable themes. Some entries also contain example sentences.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Given on the Help tab |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Included in some entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | No dialect is specified |
External Links
View the open access Michif Online Dictionary here: https://dictionary.michif.atlas-ling.ca/#!/help
More information on the Algonquian Language Project can be found here: https://www.algonquianlanguages.ca/