{"id":828,"date":"2026-02-05T19:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/bjcree\/?page_id=828"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:57:30","slug":"language-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/bjcree\/language-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Language support"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Indigenous names of the languages:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u1403\u152a\u1424 \u1403\u1528\u14a7\u1405\u14d0<\/span> &#8211; Iyuw Iyimuuun &#8211; Naskapi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/nsk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[nsk]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u1404\u1528\u152b \u140a\u1528\u14a7\u140e\u14d0<\/span> \u00ceyiy\u00fb ayimuwin &#8211; Northern East Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/crl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[crl]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u1404\u14c5 \u140a\u1528\u14a7\u140e\u14d0<\/span> &#8211; \u00cen\u00fb ayimuwin &#8211; Southern East Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/crj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[crj]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u1403\u14d5\u14d6\u14a7\u140e\u14d0<\/span> &#8211; Ilil\u00eemowin &#8211; Moose Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/crm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[crm]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u1403\u14c2\u14c2\u140e \u1403\u1511\u146d\u1517\u140e\u1423<\/span> &#8211; Ininiwi I\u0161iki\u0161w\u00eawin &#8211; Eastern Swampy Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/csw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[csw]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u1403\u14c2\u14c3\u14a7\u140f\u1423<\/span> &#8211; Inin\u012bmowin &#8211; Western Swampy Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/csw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[csw]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u14c0\u1426\u1403\u15ac\u140d\u140f\u1423<\/span> &#8211; N\u012bhithaw\u012bwin &#8211; Woods Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/cwd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[cwd]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u14c0\u1426\u1403\u152d\u140d\u140f\u1423<\/span> &#8211; N\u00eahiyaw\u00eawin &#8211; Plains Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/crk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[crk]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u140a\u14c2\u1426\u1511\u14c2\u14c3\u14a7\u140f\u1423<\/span> &#8211; Anishininiimowin &#8211; Oji-Cree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/ojs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[ojs]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u140a\u14c2\u1511\u14c8\u142f\u14a7\u140e\u14d0<\/span> &#8211; Anishinaabemowin &#8211; Northwestern Ojibwe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/ojb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[ojb]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cans-R normal\">\u14c7\u1426\u1472\u140c\u14a7\u140e\u14d0<\/span> &#8211; Nahkaw\u0113mowin &#8211; Western Ojibwe (Saulteaux) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/language\/ojw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[ojw]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Naskapi [nsk]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> &#8211; \u1403 \u1405 \u140a \u140e \u141b \u141f \u1424 \u1426 \u1427 \u1431 \u1433 \u1438 \u1448 \u1449 \u144e \u1450 \u1455 \u1465 \u1466 \u146d \u146f \u1472 \u1482 \u1483 \u1484 \u148b \u148d \u1490 \u14a0 \u14a1 \u14a5 \u14a7 \u14aa \u14ba \u14bb \u14c2 \u14c4 \u14c7 \u14cf \u14d0 \u14d5 \u14d7 \u14da \u14ea \u14ef \u14f1 \u14f4 \u1504 \u1505 \u150c \u150d \u150e \u150f \u1528 \u152a \u152d \u153d \u153e \u1546 \u1548 \u1550 \u166d \u166e <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>East Cree (Northern) [crl] and East Cree (Southern) [crj]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> &#8211; \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140c \u140e \u1410 \u1412 \u1414 \u1417 \u1419 \u1424 \u1426 \u1427 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u143a \u1446 \u1449 \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1457 \u1463 \u1466 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1474 \u1478 \u147e \u1480 \u1483 \u1484 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u1492 \u149e \u14a1 \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14ac \u14b6 \u14b8 \u14bb \u14bd \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14c9 \u14cd \u14d0 \u14d3 \u14d5 \u14d6 \u14d7 \u14d8 \u14da \u14db \u14dc \u14e8 \u14ea \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u14f6 \u1500 \u1502 \u1505 \u1510 \u1511 \u1512 \u1513 \u1514 \u1515 \u1516 \u1517 \u1521 \u1523 \u1525 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u152f \u1533 \u153e \u1543 \u1546 \u1547 \u1548 \u1549 \u154b \u154c \u154e \u1550 \u1553 \u1555 \u1556 \u1557 \u1558 \u1559 \u155a \u155b \u155d \u155e \u1560 \u1562 \u1564 \u1565 \u1566 \u1567 \u1568 \u156a \u166d \u166e <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Moose Cree [crm]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> &#8211; \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140c \u140e \u1410 \u1412 \u1414 \u1417 \u1419 \u1424 \u1426 \u1427 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u143a \u1444 \u1446 \u1449 \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1457 \u1461 \u1463 \u1466 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1474 \u147e \u1480 \u1483 \u1484 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u1492 \u149c \u149e \u14a1 \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14ac \u14b6 \u14b8 \u14bb \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14c9 \u14cb \u14cd \u14d0 \u14d3 \u14d5 \u14d6 \u14d7 \u14d8 \u14da \u14db \u14dc \u14e6 \u14e8 \u14ea \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u14f6 \u1500 \u1502 \u1505 \u1510 \u1511 \u1512 \u1513 \u1514 \u1515 \u1516 \u1517 \u1521 \u1523 \u1525 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u152f \u1539 \u153b \u153e \u1543 \u1546 \u1547 \u1548 \u1549 \u154b \u154c \u154e \u1550 \u1553 \u1555 \u1556 \u1557 \u1558 \u1559 \u155a \u155b \u155d \u155e \u1560 \u1562 \u1564 \u1565 \u1566 \u1567 \u1568 \u18ce \u166d \u166e <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Eastern Swampy Cree [csw]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> &#8211; \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140c \u140e \u1410 \u1412 \u1414 \u1417 \u1419 \u141f \u1420 \u1421 \u1422 \u1423 \u1424 \u1426 \u1427 \u1428 \u142a \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u143a \u1444 \u1446 \u144a \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1457 \u1461 \u1463 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1474 \u147e \u1480 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u1492 \u149c \u149e \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14ac \u14b6 \u14b8 \u14bc \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14c9 \u14cb \u14cd \u14d3 \u14d5 \u14d6 \u14d7 \u14d8 \u14da \u14db \u14dc \u14e6 \u14e8 \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u14f6 \u1500 \u1502 \u1510 \u1511 \u1512 \u1513 \u1514 \u1515 \u1516 \u1517 \u1521 \u1523 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u152f \u1539 \u153b \u153e \u1543 \u1546 \u1547 \u1548 \u1549 \u154b \u154c \u166d \u166e <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Western Swampy Cree [csw]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> &#8211; \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140d \u140f \u1411 \u1413 \u1415 \u1418 \u141a \u141f \u1420 \u1422 \u1423 \u1424 \u1426 \u1428 \u1429 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u143b \u1445 \u1447 \u144a \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1458 \u1462 \u1464 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1475 \u147f \u1481 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u1493 \u149d \u149f \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14ad \u14b7 \u14b9 \u14bc \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14ca \u14cc \u14ce \u14ec \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u14f7 \u1501 \u1503 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u1530 \u153a \u153c \u1552 \u157d \u166d <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Woods Cree [cwd]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140d \u140f \u1411 \u1413 \u1415 \u1418 \u141a \u141f \u1420 \u1422 \u1423 \u1424 \u1426 \u1428 \u1429 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u143b \u143f \u1445 \u1447 \u144a \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1458 \u145c \u1462 \u1464 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1475 \u1479 \u147f \u1481 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u1493 \u1497 \u149d \u149f \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14ad \u14b1 \u14b7 \u14b9 \u14bc \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14ca \u14cc \u14ce \u14ec \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u14f7 \u14fb \u1501 \u1503 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u1530 \u1534 \u153a \u153c \u1552 \u157d \u15a7 \u15a8 \u15a9 \u15aa \u15ab \u15ac \u1677 \u1679 \u167c \u167d \u167e \u18c9 \u166d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Plains Cree [crk]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140d \u140f \u1411 \u1413 \u1415 \u1418 \u141a \u141f \u1420 \u1422 \u1423 \u1424 \u1426 \u1428 \u1429 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u143b \u1445 \u1447 \u144a \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1458 \u1462 \u1464 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1475 \u147f \u1481 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u1493 \u149d \u149f \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14ad \u14b7 \u14b9 \u14bc \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14ca \u14cc \u14ce \u14ec \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u14f7 \u1501 \u1503 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u1530 \u153a \u153c \u1552 \u157d \u166d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Anihshininiimowin (Oji-Cree) [ojs]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> &#8211; \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140d \u140f \u1411 \u1413 \u1415 \u1418 \u141a \u141f \u1420 \u1421 \u1422 \u1423 \u1424 \u1426 \u1428 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u1445 \u1447 \u144a \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1462 \u1464 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u147f \u1481 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u149d \u149f \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14b7 \u14b9 \u14bc \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14cc \u14ce \u14ec \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u1501 \u1503 \u1510 \u1511 \u1512 \u1513 \u1514 \u1515 \u1516 \u1522 \u1524 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u153a \u153c \u153e \u157d \u166d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Northwestern Ojibwe [ojb]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> \u1401 \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140c \u140d \u140e \u140f \u1410 \u1411 \u1412 \u1413 \u1414 \u1415 \u1417 \u1418 \u1419 \u141a \u141e \u141f \u1420 \u1421 \u1422 \u1423 \u1424 \u1426 \u1428 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u1449 \u144a \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1466 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1483 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u14a1 \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14bb \u14bc \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14d0 \u14eb \u14ec \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u1505 \u1510 \u1511 \u1512 \u1513 \u1514 \u1515 \u1516 \u1525 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u153e \u1551 \u1552 \u1553 \u1555 \u1556 \u1557 \u1558 \u1559 \u155a \u155e \u1560 \u1562 \u1564 \u1565 \u1566 \u1567 \u166d \u166e \u18d4 \u18d5 \u18d6 \u18d7 \u18d8 \u18d9 \u18da \u18db \u18dc \u18dd \u18de <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Western Ojibwe (Saulteaux) [ojw]<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"cans-R normal\"> &#8211; \u1403 \u1404 \u1405 \u1406 \u140a \u140b \u140c \u140d \u140e \u140f \u1410 \u1411 \u1412 \u1413 \u1414 \u1415 \u1417 \u1418 \u1419 \u141a \u141f \u1420 \u1421 \u1422 \u1423 \u1424 \u1426 \u1428 \u142f \u1431 \u1432 \u1433 \u1434 \u1438 \u1439 \u143b \u1445 \u1447 \u144a \u144c \u144e \u144f \u1450 \u1451 \u1455 \u1456 \u1458 \u1462 \u1464 \u146b \u146d \u146e \u146f \u1470 \u1472 \u1473 \u1475 \u147f \u1481 \u1489 \u148b \u148c \u148d \u148e \u1490 \u1491 \u1493 \u149d \u149f \u14a3 \u14a5 \u14a6 \u14a7 \u14a8 \u14aa \u14ab \u14ad \u14b7 \u14b9 \u14bc \u14c0 \u14c2 \u14c3 \u14c4 \u14c5 \u14c7 \u14c8 \u14ca \u14cc \u14ce \u14ec \u14ed \u14ef \u14f0 \u14f1 \u14f2 \u14f4 \u14f5 \u14f7 \u1501 \u1503 \u1510 \u1511 \u1512 \u1513 \u1514 \u1515 \u1516 \u1518 \u1522 \u1524 \u1526 \u1528 \u1529 \u152a \u152b \u152d \u152e \u1530 \u153a \u153c \u1540 \u157d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class='fullsize' alt='Map of the distribution of languages that use Canadian Syllabics. ' src='https:\/\/software.sil.org\/bjcree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/02\/cans-langs-typotheque-sm.png' \/><br \/>\n<em>Map of the distribution of languages that use Canadian Syllabics. Map copyright \u00a9 2022 Typotheque. 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