Cree

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• IPA^(key): /kɹiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from either Algonquin Kirishtinó, or Cree Kenisteniwuik.

Cree

1. An aboriginal nation of North America.
2. The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.
   • 2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery‎^[1], archived from the original on 24 May 2024:

     If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.

• ⇒ Irish: Craís

Cree (plural Crees or Cree)

1. A member of this people.

• ⇒ Irish: Craíoch

• Category:Cree language
• Knisteneaux

Cree

1. A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which flows into the Solway Firth and Irish Sea.

• Creetown

Cree

1. A surname.

• ISO 639-1 code cr, ISO 639-3 code cre (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Cree, cre ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

• cere