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Publication details [#47524]
Bakker, Peter. 1997. A Language of Our Own. The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Métis. Oxford University Press. 336 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
This study presents a detailed analysis of the Michif language, spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada , which employs French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and discusses how it came into being.