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Cree (or Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi) is a dialect continuum of Algonquian languages spoken in Canada. It is the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers.
| English | Cree script | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | ᑕᐋᐧᐤ | tawâw |
| Hello (General greeting) | ᑖᓂᓯ | tânisi |
| How are you? | ᑖᓂᓯ | tânisi |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | ᓇᒧᔭ ᓇᐣᑐᐤ. ᑭᔭ ᒫᑲ | namoya nantow. kiýa mâka? |
| Goodbye | ᐃᑯᓯ | ikosi |
| Yes | ᐁᐦᐊ | êha |
| No | ᓇᒨᔭ | namôya |
| I don't know | ᑖᐹ ᓂᒋᔅᒑᔨᒫᐅ | tâpâ nichischâyimâu |
| Thank you | ᐊᕀ | ay |
| Reply to thank you | ᑭᔮᒼ | kiyâm |
| I love you | ᑮᓯᑲᐦᐄᐦᐃᑏᐣ | kîsikahîhitin |
| Christmas greetings | ᒥᑐ ᒪᑯᓯ ᑫᓯᑲᓐᓯ | mitho makosi kesikansi |
| New Year greetings | ᐊᐢᐱᓄᔦ | aspinoyê |
| Birthday greetings | ᑲᐐᒥᔪᑎᐱᔅᑫᓐ | kawīmiyotipiskēn |
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