Michif
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 One of the languages of the Metis people, spoken mainly in Canada. They exist along a continuum with three main types:; A variety of French with some Cree borrowings and grammar.
- 3 One of the languages of the Metis people, spoken mainly in Canada. They exist along a continuum with three main types:; A true mixed language with many elements from both French and Cree.
Etymology
A variant pronunciation of the French word Métis.
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