2 Quotes About Cree
Cree is an Algonquian language of Canada and Quebec. It is spoken by approximately 30,000 people in the James Bay region of northern Quebec, about 60% of whom are bilingual. Because of its status as the language of the Cree people, Cree is also known as Ojibwe Cree. It is one of several Algonquian languages that are part of the Algic language subgroup, which includes languages such as Oji-Cree and Chipewyan
The word cree means “people” in Cree. After European contact, the word for ‘Indian’ also became associated with the Algonquian languages.