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    Moose Cree (ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐌᐎᓐ Nēhinawēwin)

    Cree (/kriː/ KREE; also known as Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi) is a dialect continuum of Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 86,475 people across Canada in 2021, from the Northwest Territories to Alberta to Labrador. If considered one language, it is the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada. The only region where Cree has any official status is in the Northwest Territories, alongside eight other aboriginal languages. There, Cree is spoken mainly in Fort Smith and Hay River.

    Regions
    Ontario, Quebec, Canada, USA

    Communities

    • Moose Cree First NationFirst Nation

    Boundaries are approximate and often overlap; they are not legal or official.