LL-L "Resources" 2012.02.06 (03) [EN]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com> <hannehinz at t-online.de>
Subject: Resources

Dear Lowlanders,

Thanks to our own Mike Szelog's recruiting efforts and the kind translation
efforts of Kevin Brousseau and Nicole Petiquay in Quebec, Canada, we now
have the Wren story translated into two varieties of Cree:

http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/cree-wemotaci.php
http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/cree-waswanipi.php

My introduction to the Cree language is here:
http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/cree-info.php

Being a widely used Indigenous North American language, Cree
(*Nēhiyawēwin*)has a history of numerous language contacts and has
influenced both
neighboring Indigenous languages and has participated in the creation of
various contact languages.

In conjunction with Métis French it forms the basis of Michif, the native
language of the Métis people that are of mixed Indigenous and European
origin.

Less widely known and of particular interest to our forum is the fact that
Cree also influenced the development of the Bungi creole spoken by some Red
River Métis of Manitoba, Canada. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungi_creole).
It is occasionally said that Bungi creole goes back mostly to Scottish
English. However, I am under the impression that it owes most to Scots,
apparently mostly Insular Scots, Orcadian in the main.

Does any of you have more information about Bungi, perhaps even language
samples? Many thanks in advance!

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA
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**Video/Audio:*

Cree:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1akwfxltHo
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11ScfuRggc

Michif Language:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT5j7HWS3qI

Métis Anthem:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUebuT9j7U4

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