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Métis people
The Métis peoples of Canada are descended of marriages of Cree, Ojibway, Algonquin, Saulteaux, Menominee, Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and other First Nations to Europeans, mainly French. Along with the First Nations and Inuit, the Métis are one of the three officially recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada...
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Michif Language
Michif (also Mitchif, Mechif, Michif-Cree, Métif, Métchif, French Cree) is the language of the Métis people of Canada and the United States, who are the descendants of First Nations women (mainly Cree, Nakota and Ojibwe) and fur trade workers of...
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Goidelic languages
The Goidelic languages form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. They historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland, through the Isle of Man, to the...
Bungee language
Bungee (also Bungi, Bungie, Bungay, or The Red River Dialect) is a dialect of English influenced by Orkney English, Scottish English, Cree, Ojibwe, and Scottish Gaelic. It was spoken until the mid-twentieth century in western Canada in places...
Canadian English
Canadian English (CanE, en-CA) is the variety of English used in Canada. More than 26 million Canadians (85% of the population) have some knowledge of English (2006 census). Approximately 17 million speak English as their native language. Outside...
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Métis French
Métis French or Métis, along with Michif, is one of the traditional languages of the Métis people. According to Bakker (1997:85), Métis French is the French dialect source of Michif. They share a common phonology and morphosyntax for the noun phrase...
