Swampy Cree dialect
E561671
The Swampy Cree dialect is a regional variety of the Cree language spoken primarily by Swampy Cree communities in northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas of Canada.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swampy Cree dialect canonical | 3 |
| Swampy Cree language | 2 |
| Moose Cree dialect | 1 |
| Western Swampy Cree (for western varieties) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6015802 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swampy Cree dialect Context triple: [Swampy Cree, language, Swampy Cree dialect]
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A.
Woods Cree dialect
The Woods Cree dialect is a variety of the Cree language traditionally spoken by Woods Cree communities in the boreal forest regions of northern Canada.
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B.
Ahousaht dialect
The Ahousaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Ahousaht First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Wipukpa dialect
The Wipukpa dialect is a regional variety of the Yavapai language traditionally spoken by a subgroup of the Yavapai people in central Arizona.
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D.
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language
The Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Kalispel and Pend d’Oreille peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Pacheedaht dialect
The Pacheedaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Pacheedaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swampy Cree dialect Target entity description: The Swampy Cree dialect is a regional variety of the Cree language spoken primarily by Swampy Cree communities in northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas of Canada.
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A.
Woods Cree dialect
The Woods Cree dialect is a variety of the Cree language traditionally spoken by Woods Cree communities in the boreal forest regions of northern Canada.
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B.
Ahousaht dialect
The Ahousaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Ahousaht First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Wipukpa dialect
The Wipukpa dialect is a regional variety of the Yavapai language traditionally spoken by a subgroup of the Yavapai people in central Arizona.
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D.
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language
The Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by the Kalispel and Pend d’Oreille peoples of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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E.
Pacheedaht dialect
The Pacheedaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Pacheedaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language variety
ⓘ
Cree dialect ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Plains Cree
ⓘ
Woods Cree ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Swampy Cree ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Swampy Cree
ⓘ
Western Swampy Cree (for western varieties) ⓘ
linked to:
Swampy Cree dialect
|
| hasDialect |
Eastern Swampy Cree
ⓘ
linked to:
Swampy Cree
Southern Swampy Cree ⓘ
linked to:
Swampy Cree
Western Swampy Cree ⓘ
linked to:
Swampy Cree
|
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
animacy distinction
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ direct–inverse verb system ⓘ obviative marking ⓘ person hierarchy in verb agreement ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant length contrast
ⓘ
vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
adult language classes
ⓘ
community-based language programs ⓘ school-based Cree language instruction ⓘ |
| isDialectOf |
Plains Cree–Swampy Cree continuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Plains Cree
|
| ISO639-3 | csw ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| morphologyType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| partOf | Cree language ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | linguists as a distinct Cree dialect ⓘ |
| region |
adjacent areas of Canada
ⓘ
northern Manitoba ⓘ northern Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ontario
|
| script |
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith |
Plains Cree dialect
ⓘ
linked to:
Plains Cree
Woods Cree dialect ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Swampy Cree people
ⓘ
linked to:
Swampy Cree
|
| spokenInCommunity |
Moose Cree First Nation
ⓘ
Norway House Cree Nation ⓘ York Factory First Nation ⓘ |
| spokenInProvince |
Manitoba
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| status | Indigenous language variety in Canada ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Central Algonquian languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Algonquian
|
| typicalWordOrder |
SOV
ⓘ
SVO ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
everyday communication in Swampy Cree communities ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| wordOrder | flexible ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swampy Cree dialect Description of subject: The Swampy Cree dialect is a regional variety of the Cree language spoken primarily by Swampy Cree communities in northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas of Canada.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Swampy Cree dialect
linked to: Swampy Cree dialect
linked to: Swampy Cree dialect
linked to: Swampy Cree dialect