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Michif en · PROPN

Etymology

A variant pronunciation of the French word Métis.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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Métchif alternative lexicographic
Métif alternative lexicographic
Metsif alternative lexicographic
Metchif alternative lexicographic
Mitchif alternative lexicographic
Mechif alternative lexicographic
Métsif alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Michif terms

Synonyms

Métis Cree · Northern Michif · Métis French · French Cree · Michif Cree · Michif French

Translations (3)

fr métchif (the mixed language of the Metis) · fr mitchif (the mixed language of the Metis) · crg Michif (the mixed language of the Metis)