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Michif

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Meaning

  1. A true mixed language with many elements from both French and Cree.
  2. A Cree dialect from northern Saskatchewan with some French borrowings.
  3. A variety of French with some Cree borrowings and grammar.
  4. One of the languages of the Metis people, spoken mainly in Canada. They exist along a continuum with three main types:

Etymology / origin

A variant pronunciation of the French word Métis.

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