Métis French

E942806

Métis French is a distinct French-lexified variety traditionally spoken by Métis communities in Canada, closely associated with the Michif language and Métis cultural identity.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Métis French canonical 2
Métis French-Cree 2
Canadian French 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French-lexified contact variety
endangered language
heritage language
minority language
variety of French
associatedWithCulture Métis cultural practices
associatedWithEthnicGroup Métis
associatedWithLanguage Michif
associatedWithRegion Red River Métis communities
linked to: Métis Homeland
closelyRelatedTo Michif French component
derivedFrom Canadian French
French of the fur trade era
documentedBy linguists studying Michif and Métis languages
hasAlternativeName French Métis
linked to: Métis French

Métis French dialect
Métis French variety
hasCulturalRole heritage language of Métis communities
marker of Métis identity
hasEndangermentCause language shift to English
language shift to Standard French
hasLanguageFamily Indo-European languages
Romance languages
hasLexicalFeature loanwords from Cree and other Indigenous languages
hasPhonologicalFeature features distinct from Standard Canadian French
hasSubfamily Gallo-Romance languages
Oïl languages
hasSyntacticFeature structures influenced by contact with Indigenous languages
historicallyUsedIn Red River region
linked to: Red River Basin

fur trade communities
influencedBy Cree
English
Indigenous languages of the Prairies
Ojibwe
lexifierLanguage French
spokenBy Métis people
linked to: Métis
spokenIn Alberta
Canada
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces of Canada
linked to: Western Canada

Saskatchewan
status declining number of speakers
severely endangered
subjectOf language revitalization efforts in some Métis communities
usedAlongside English
Michif
Standard Canadian French
linked to: Canadian French
usedInDomain community gatherings
family communication
traditional storytelling

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michif hasComponentLanguage Canadian French
linked to: Métis French
Michif hasComponentLanguage Métis French
Michif hasAlternateName Métis French-Cree
linked to: Métis French
Francophone Canada includesLanguageVariety Metis French
linked to: Métis French
Métis French hasAlternativeName French Métis
linked to: Métis French
Road Allowance Métis language Métis French
crg hasAlternateName Métis Cree-French
linked to: Métis French
crg hasAlternateName Métis French-Cree
linked to: Métis French