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michif language
The MichifLanguage is a FrenchCreeMixedLanguage of the UnitedStates. SIL code: CRG. ISO 639-2: mis. Population: 390 speakers in USA (1990 census). Population total both countries: 390 or more. Region: Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota. Alternate names: FRENCH CREE, MITCHIF. Comments: Closest to Plains Cree. Bilingualism in English. Most or all speakers are middle-aged or older. Dictionary. Also spoken in: Canada. (Language name: MICHIF.) Alternate names: FRENCH CREE, METIS. Comments: Closest to Plains Cree. Several varieties. Bilingualism in English. Most or all speakers are middle-aged or older. Grammar. Formerly buffalo hunters.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancescontent bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 french cree mixed languageA FrenchCreeMixedLanguage is a MixedLanguage that combines the grammars and lexicons of the FrenchLanguage and the CreeLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 mixed languageA MixedLanguage is a SpokenHumanLanguage that combines grammar and lexical items from two or more languages to create a new language that is essentially a linguistic mixture.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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