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nehiyaw masinahikan: Online Cree Dictionary
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Language Name
Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.
Alternate Language Names
Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin, Innu-aimun.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.
Who
Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education Authority; Earle Waugh.
Others Involved
Intellimedia Inc. (Developer); Department of Canadian Heritage at the Government of Canada (Funding).
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that doesn't display any information about launch dates or update dates.
How People are Cited
Funders and developers are cited in the footer of the webpage. Authors are cited on the home page before users are redirected to the dictionary's search function. As of mid-2024, the About Project page of the website is not functional. No other contributors are cited.
How Information is Cited
Dictionaries used to compile this resource are cited as abbreviations in entries and can be filtered in the search function. They are listed in the guide linked under How to Search.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary is a digital compilation of four Cree dictionaries: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary (1998) by Earle Waugh, Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree (1998), Cree: Words (2011) by Arok Wolvengrey, and Maskwacis Dictionary (n.d.) by Maskwacees College.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a multimedia website. Some entries contain images and audio, although as of mid-2024 it seems that the audio function is no longer supported. It is available as an app for Apple products. The dictionary's website states that it is available for Android, although we have not been able to find it on the Google Play store as of mid-2024.
Access
This dictionary is open access online. The app is free from iTunes.
Included Languages and Directionality
Cree to English. Searches can be made in either direction or by a specific dialect, in Roman orthography or syllabics.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes forms from Plains Cree, Woods Cree, Maskwacis Plains Cree, Saskatchewan Plains Cree, Archaic Cree, Modern Cree, Slang, Northern Cree, French Northern Cree, and French Cree.
Type of Dictionary
This is a multilingual, bidirectional online dictionary that has some multimedia elements, such as images and audio.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary can be searched in English, Roman Orthography Cree, and Cree Syllabics. Searches can be filtered by dialect, category, region, and more. Searches redirect users to the Search Results page, where entries are listed according to how relevant they are to the search. Each entry is listed by Cree headword in Roman orthography, followed by its plural form if applicable, its form in syllabics, the part of speech, the English gloss, and the source dictionary as an abbreviation. The Cree headword is a hyperlink that takes users to the entry's own page in the dictionary. This page includes the dialect, the source dictionary's full title, and any multimedia elements to the entry.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Under Search Help, which is linked above the search bar as 'How to Search' |
| Audio | ✅ | Included in some entries, but seems to be unsupported |
| Images | ✅ | Included in some entries |
| Example phrases | ❌ | Not included in entry, but some entries are full phrases |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Marked in entries as Language |
Other Notes
As of mid-2024, the audio files on this website are no longer playable. This website includes other resources apart from the dictionary, including syllabic charts by Cree dialect, a children's version of this dictionary, and a downloadable Cree software.
External Links
nehiyaw masinahikan: Online Cree Dictionary: https://www.creedictionary.com/
A version of this dictionary for children is also available that does not seem to differ other than in graphics from nehiyaw masinahikan: Online Cree Dictionary: https://kids.creedictionary.com/
Download the app, titled CreeDictionary, for Apple products from iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/creedictionary/id381010402
View the Algonquian Dictionaries and Language Resources Project home page for similar dictionary projects: https://www.algonquianlanguages.ca/