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Meaning of "michif"
Michif is a term used to describe a mixed language spoken by the Métis people of Canada, blending elements of French and Cree languages
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- One of the languages of the Metis people, spoken mainly in Canada. They exist along a continuum with three main types:
- A Cree dialect from northern Saskatchewan with some French borrowings.
- A variety of French with some Cree borrowings and grammar.
- A true mixed language with many elements from both French and Cree.
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Michif is in an especially precarious position.
On coexistence and convergence of two phonological systems in Michif.
These Michif words do not resemble any of the other dialects.
These exceptions are what sets the Michif language apart.
The Michif language highlights a need for a different way of hiring teachers.
We got them all to fill out the questionnaire on Michif.
They are most likely to have abandoned Michif if they live in urban areas.
She is especially inspired by floral and natural imagery in Michif art.
Michif is one outgrowth of long contact between Cree and Ojibwe speakers and francophone traders.
But we spoke to her in Michif.
Michif is a mixed language which combines Cree with French.
There are no figures available to measure an increase in the numbers of Michif speakers.
An audio CD of her stories in Michif will also be available.
This activity will provide an example of these differences between the source language and Michif.
Michif is a mixed language derived from French and Cree.
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There are also plans for programs broadcast in the Michif language.
The highest numbers of Michif speakers are found in the Prairies.
There has been no reliable survey to determine the number of Michif speakers in Saskatchewan.
In recent years Michif has attracted growing interest among Métis themselves.
Communities nearest to First Nations communities are more likely to have retained Michif.
Both the Michif language and the Métis dialect of French are severely endangered.
She only speaks Michif.
Funding for this Michif immersion project was provided by the Métis Centre at NAHO.
Listen to the words for Wednesday and Friday in French and in Michif.
Today, passing on the Michif language to young people is a concern for many Métis.
The languages inherently Métis are either Métis French or a mixed language called Michif.
Funds will also be used to promote the Michif language in newsletters, newspapers and magazines.
The Métis spoke or still speak either Métis French or a mixed language called Michif.
Michif was spoken among community members, and the Elders provided a traditional education to the children.
Tricia was there as a researcher, as well as a Michif student.
However, today, not many Michif speakers can speak or even understand other languages fluently.
O Sufficient funds to produce curriculum, teaching aids and literature in the Michif language ;.
Michif is a creole, based on Cree and French.
O Develop strategies and plans for the maintenance and restoration of the Michif language49.
Michif was also influenced by Assiniboine and Nishnaabemwin, an eastern Ojibwa dialect.
Unfortunately, as a result, there was no overview of the Michif Language Project.
Like Michif, French Michif is spelled phonetically and does not have a standardized orthography.
Canadian French contributed to the creation of a unique language: Michif.
O Funds to train and engage Michif Language instructors ; and.
O To develop a draft strategy for the revival of the Michif Language ;.
To support the language, a Michif Speakers Association of Saskatchewan has been created.
Do you hear the similarities between the Michif and French nouns?
Michif is spoken in all three Prairie provinces, and into Montana and North Dakota.
Ms. Brockington, I am not personally aware of any programs that are in the Michif language.
Metis legacy Michif culture, heritage, and folkways.
There are few Métis households in Saskatchewan, however, in which Michif is the first language.
O Adaptation of Computer Game to Michif ( in cooperation with certain European universities ) ;.
Saskatoon public schools offer instruction in three indigenous languages, Cree, Michif and Dakota.
The prospects for preserving Michif are discussed in Volume 4, Chapter 5.
The predominant languages are English, Chipewyan and Michif.
