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nēhiýawēwin: itwēwina / Cree: Words / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ: ᐃᑗᐏᓇ (Includes Latin orthography and Cree syllabics)

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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

Arok Wolvengrey.

Others Involved

Freda Ahenakew, Judy Bear, Elizabeth Lachance, Doreen Oakes, Solomon Ratt, Velma Baptiste-Willet, Edie Hyggen, Rita Lowenberg, Jean Okimāsis, and Dolores Sand (Members of the Cree Editing Council); Mary Bighead, Leon Night, Mary Louise Rockthunder, Douglas Martin, Darren Okemaysim, Jim Whitefish, and Elessar Wolvengrey (Additional Editors).

Publishing Information

This dictionary was published in 2001 and republished in 2011 by the University of Regina Press as two volumes: Volume I: Cree to English (with syllabics) and Volume II: English to Cree (with syllabics).

How People are Cited

Editors are cited in the frontmatter. We are unable to access Volume I, to determine if and where speakers are cited.

How Information is Cited

Previous works on Cree grammar referenced in the section An Introduction to the English-Cree Entries are cited under References. According to the item description on WorldCat, entries come from elicitation, recordings of conversations and narrative, and previous publications. We are unable to access Volume I to determine how any other sources of information are cited.

Where is Information Coming from

Entries in this dictionary come from speakers and previous works. We are unable to access Volume I to determine if speakers are named and what other sources were used.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book. A preview of Volume II is available as a scanned PDF on Google Books.

Access

This dictionary is available through libraries. It can be purchased from the University of Regina Press for $69.95 CAD.

Included Languages and Directionality

Cree to English (Volume I); English to Cree (Volume II).

Dialects Included

This dictionary includes forms from Woods Cree, Swampy Cree, Plains Cree, and northern Plains Cree. Dialects are marked by abbreviations.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary that includes grammatical information.

How are Entries Organised

This dictionary is divided into two volumes: Volume I: Cree-English, and Volume II: English-Cree. We are unable to access Volume I to determine how entries are organised. A preview of Volume II is available on Google books. In Volume II, entries are organised alphabetically by English keyword. Each entry contains the Cree equivalent, the Cree part of speech, and the dialect. Secondary entries, to show how the word appears in a phrase, are listed below the main entry. Secondary entries list the English phrase in boldface type with the English gloss replaced by a tilde (~). The inflected Cree phrase is listed after the English in plain text.

Other Features

Feature	Included	More Information
Guide to use and understand	✅	Included as Introduction to both volumes
Audio	❌
Images	❌
Example phrases	✅	Included in secondary entries
Speakers marked	❌
Dialects marked	✅	Marked by abbreviations in Cree entries

External Links

Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1123216834

View a preview of Volume II: English to Cree on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=YHiZUqtpm2QC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false

Purchase both volumes for $69.95 CAD from the University of Regina Press: https://uofrpress.ca/Books/C/Cree-Words