Editing Cree language (section)

==Dialect groups==
The Cree dialects can be broadly classified into nine groups. Roughly from west to east:

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! rowspan=2 colspan=2|ISO-639-3<br />code&nbsp;and&nbsp;name || colspan=2 rowspan=2 |ISO-639-6<br />code&nbsp;and&nbsp;name || rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Linguasphere]]<br />code&nbsp;and&nbsp;name<ref>Linguasphere code 62-ADA is called "Cree+Ojibwa net", listing four divisions of which three are shown here—the fourth division 62-ADA-d representing the [[Ojibwe dialects#In literature|Ojibwe dialects]], listed as "Ojibwa+
Anissinapek".</ref> || rowspan=2 colspan=3|Moseley<ref>Moseley, Christopher. 2007. ''Encyclopedia of World's Endangered Languages''. {{ISBN|0-203-64565-0}}</ref> || rowspan=2 colspan=3| [[Glottolog]]<br />name (and code)<ref>Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). [http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/cree1271 "Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi"]. Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.</ref> || colspan=4|&nbsp;&nbsp;dialect&nbsp;type&nbsp;&nbsp; || colspan=2 rowspan=2|additional comments
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|'''*l''' || '''*k(i)'''||'''*š'''||'''*ē'''
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| bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=12|'''cre''' Cree (generic) || rowspan=2|'''cwd''' [[Woods Cree language|Woods Cree]]<br />({{lang|cr-Latn|Nīhithawīwin}}) || rowspan=2 colspan=2|'''cwd'''<br />Woods Cree || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=12|'''62-ADA-a''' Cree || rowspan=2 colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-ab'''<br />Woods Cree || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=22|Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi||bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=9|Western Cree||rowspan=2|Wood Cree || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=22| Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi<br />'''cree1271''' || colspan=2 | Woods Cree<br />'''wood1236'''|| '''ð'''||'''k'''||'''s'''||'''ī'''|| || In this dialect '''ē''' has merged into '''ī'''.
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| rowspan=3 | Plains Cree<br />'''plai1258''' || Western York Cree|| '''r → ð'''||'''k'''||'''s'''||'''ī'''|| ||Missinipi Cree ({{lang|cr-Latn|Nīhirawīwin}}). Also known as "Rocky Cree".  Historical '''r''' have transitioned to '''ð''' and have merged into Woods Cree. While Woods Cree proper have '''hk''', Missinipi Cree have '''sk''', e.g., Woods Cree {{Lang|cwd|mihkosiw}} v. Missinipi Cree {{Transliteration|cr|miskosiw}}: 'he/she is red'.
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| rowspan=2|'''crk''' [[Plains Cree language|Plains Cree]]|| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | '''crk'''<br />Plains Cree || rowspan=2 colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-aa'''<br />Plains Cree || rowspan=2 | Plains Cree || Northern Alberta Cree ||'''y'''||'''k'''||'''s'''||'''ī'''||(northern) || rowspan=2|Divided to Southern Plains Cree ({{lang|cr-Latn|Nēhiyawēwin}}) and Northern Plains Cree ({{lang|cr-Latn|Nīhiyawīwin}} or {{lang|cr-Latn|Nīhiyawīmowin}}). In the Northern dialect, '''ē''' has merged into '''ī'''.
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| Nuclear Plains Cree || '''y'''||'''k'''||'''s'''||'''ē''' ||(southern) 
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| rowspan=2 |'''csw ''' [[Swampy Cree language|Swampy Cree]]<br />({{lang|cr-Latn|Nēhinawēwin}}) || rowspan=2 colspan=2 |'''csw '''<br />Swampy Cree || colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-ac'''<br />Swampy Cree, West<br />(Ininīmowin) || rowspan=2 | Swampy Cree || rowspan=2 | Swampy Cree<br />'''swam1239''' || Western Swampy Cree || '''n'''||'''k'''||'''s'''||'''ē''' || || rowspan=2|Eastern Swampy Cree, together with Moose Cree, also known as "West Main Cree," "Central Cree," or "West Shore Cree." In the western dialect, '''š''' has merged with '''s'''. Western Swampy Cree also known as "York Cree;" together with Northern Plains Cree and Woods Cree, also known as "Western Woodland Cree."
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| colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-ad'''<br />Swampy Cree, East<br />({{lang|cr-Latn|Ininiwi-Išikišwēwin}}) || Eastern Swampy Cree || '''n'''||'''k'''||'''š'''||'''ē'''||
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| rowspan=3 |'''crm''' [[Moose Cree language|Moose Cree]]<br />({{lang|cr-Latn|Ililīmowin}}) || colspan=3 rowspan=3 |'''crm'''<br />Moose Cree || rowspan=3 colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-ae'''<br />Moose Cree || rowspan=3 |Moose Cree || colspan=2 rowspan=3| Moose Cree<br />'''moos1236''' || '''n\l'''||'''k'''||'''š'''||'''ē'''||(lowland)|| rowspan=3|Together with the Eastern Swampy Cree, also known as "West Main Cree," "Central Cree," or "West Shore Cree." In Swampy Cree-influenced areas, some speakers use '''n''' instead of '''l''', ''e.g.'', upland Moose Cree ''{{lang|cr-Latn|iniliw}}'' v. lowland Moose Cree {{lang|cr-Latn|ililiw}}: 'human'. Kesagami Lake Cree was an '''r''' dialect but has transitioned and merged with '''l''' dialect of Moose Cree.
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| '''l'''||'''k'''||'''š'''||'''ē''' ||(upland)
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| '''r → l'''||'''k'''||'''š'''||'''ē''' || (Kesagami Lake)
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| '''crl''' [[Northern East Cree language|Northern&nbsp;East&nbsp;Cree]]<br />({{lang|cr-Latn|Īyyū Ayimūn}}) || colspan=2 | '''crl'''<br />Northern East Cree || colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-af'''<br />Cree, East || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=10| Eastern Cree||rowspan=3| East Cree || colspan=2 | Northern East Cree<br />'''nort1552''' || '''y'''||'''k\č'''||'''š'''||'''ā''' || || rowspan=3| Also known as "James Bay Cree" or "East Main Cree". The long vowels '''ē''' and '''ā''' have merged in the northern dialect but are distinct in the southern.  Southern East Cree is divided between coastal (southwestern) and inland (southeastern) varieties. Also, the inland southern dialect has lost the distinction between '''s''' and '''š'''. Here, the inland southern dialect falls in line with the rest of the Naskapi groups where both phonemes have become '''š'''. Nonetheless, the people from the two areas easily communicate. In the northern dialect, '''ki''' is found in situations were short unaccented vowel '''a''' transitioned to '''i''' without changing the '''k''' to '''č'''. 
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| rowspan=2|'''crj''' [[Southern East Cree language|Southern&nbsp;East&nbsp;Cree]]<br />({{lang|cr-Latn|Īynū Ayimūn}}) || colspan=2 rowspan=2|'''crj'''<br />Southern East Cree || rowspan=2 colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-ag'''<br />Cree, Southeast || rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Southern East Cree<br />'''sout2978 ''' || '''y'''||'''č'''||'''š'''||'''ē'''||(coastal)
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|'''y\n'''||'''č'''||'''š~s'''||'''ē'''||(inland)
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| rowspan=2 colspan=2|'''nsk''' [[Naskapi language|Naskapi]]|| rowspan=2|'''nsk'''<br />Naskapi || '''kkaa'''<br />Koksoak || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=7|'''62-ADA-b'''<br />Innu || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=2|'''62-ADA-ba'''<br />Mushau&nbsp;Innuts || '''62-ADA-baa'''<br />Koksoak River|| rowspan=2 | Naskapi ||rowspan=2|Naskapi<br />'''nask1242''' || Western Naskapi  || '''y'''||'''č'''||'''š~s'''||'''ā''' || || Western Naskapi (or simply referred to as Naskapi). Spoken in Kawawachikamach, Quebec.
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| '''dvsi'''<br />Davis Inlet || '''62-ADA-bab'''<br />Davis Inlet || Eastern Naskapi || '''n'''||'''č'''||'''š~s'''||'''ē''' || || Eastern Naskapi; also known as Mushuau Innu. Spoken in Natuashish, Labrador.
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| rowspan=5 colspan=2|'''moe''' [[Montagnais language|Montagnais]]|| rowspan=5|'''moe'''<br />Montagnais || '''poit'''<br />Pointe-Bleue || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=5|'''62-ADA-bb'''<br />Uashau&nbsp;Innuts + Bersimis || '''62-ADA-bbe'''<br />Pointe&nbsp;Bleue || rowspan=5 | Montagnais || rowspan=5 | Montagnais<br />'''mont1268''' || rowspan=4 | Western Montagnais || rowspan=3|'''l'''||rowspan=3|'''č'''||rowspan=3|'''š'''||rowspan=3|'''ē''' || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|Western Montagnais (Lehlueun); also known as the "Betsiamites dialect"
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| '''escu'''<br />Escoumains || '''62-ADA-bbd'''<br />Escoumains
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| '''berm'''<br />Bersimis || '''62-ADA-bbc'''<br />Bersimis
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| '''uasi'''<br />Uashaui-Innuts || '''62-ADA-bbb'''<br />Uashaui&nbsp;Innuts || '''n'''||'''č'''||'''š~h'''||'''ē''' || || Part of Western Montagnais, but more precisely referred to as Central Montagnais. '''š''' is realized as '''h''' in intervocalic position, especially amongst middle-aged and young speakers.
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| '''miga'''<br />Mingan || '''62-ADA-bba'''<br />Mingan || Eastern Montagnais || '''n'''||'''č'''||'''š~h'''||'''ē''' || || Eastern Montagnais (Innu-aimûn). '''š''' is mostly realized as '''h'''.
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| rowspan=3 colspan=2 |'''atj''' [[Atikamekw language|Atikamekw]]<br />({{Transliteration|atj|Nehirâmowin}}) || rowspan="3" |'''atj'''<br />Atikamekw || '''mana'''<br />Manawan || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=3 | '''62-ADA-c'''<br />Atikamekw || colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-ca'''<br />Manawan || bgcolor=#cccccc rowspan=3|Western Cree (cont'd)||rowspan=3 | Attikamek || rowspan=3 colspan=2|Atikamekw<br />'''atik1240''' || rowspan=3|'''r'''||rowspan=3|'''k'''||rowspan=3|'''š'''||rowspan=3|'''ē''' || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3| 
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| '''wemo'''<br />Wemotaci || colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-cb'''<br />Wemotaci
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| '''optc'''<br />Opitciwan || colspan=2 | '''62-ADA-cc'''<br />Opitciwan
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