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North America

Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.

Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
12,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

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Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.

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Transmission

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All members of the community, including children, speak the language.

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Location and Context
Countries
Canada;
Location Description

East Cree is the Montagnais-Naskapi dialect spoken in northwestern Quebec, along the east coast of James and Hudson Bay and inland. There is a distinction between northern and southern subdialects, the latter with coastal and inland varieties. The northern dialect is spoken in Whapamagostui (Great Whale River), Chisasibi (Fort George), and Wemindji (Paint Hills); southern dialects are spoken in Nemaska (Nemiscau), Waskaganish (Rupert House), Eastmain, Waswanipi, Ouje-bougamau and Mistissini.

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Other Languages Used By The Community
English, French
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