Documenting Michif Variation
Language | Michif |
Depositor | Olivia Sammons |
Affiliation | University of Alberta |
Location | Canada |
Collection ID | 0320 |
Grant ID | IGS0151 |
Funding Body | ELDP |
Collection Status | Collection online |
Landing Page Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/2196/2fb4ea10-dc24-4d2d-89a0-caa0c462292c |
Summary of the collection
Michif, the language of the Métis, is a contact language integrating French and Algonquian (Cree, Ojibwe) elements. Varieties are found in Canada (Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan) and the United States (North Dakota, Montana). With no comprehensive grammar of any variety and fewer than 1,000 elderly speakers, Michif is both under-described and highly endangered. Previous studies have primarily focused on varieties spoken in Manitoba, while neglecting those found elsewhere. In collaboration with Métis community members across western Canada, this project aims to provide a more comprehensive and permanent record in the form of a culturally and scientifically relevant corpus of spoken Michif.
Group represented
Michif
Acknowledgement and citation
To refer to any data from the collection, please cite as follows:
Sammons, Olivia. 2015. Documenting Michif Variation. Endangered Languages Archive. Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-000E-D15E-3. Accessed on [insert date here].