What languages are spoken by Crow Indians?

Answer 1

The Woodland Cree speak various dialects of the Cree language, including Nīhithawīwin (Woods Cree),Nēhinawēwin (Atikamek), Nehilawewin and Leluwewin (Montagnais) and Iyiyiw-Iyimiwin(North-East Cree). There are several other dialects and all belong to the Algonquian language family.

Answer 2

The cree are broken into many different tribes. the language is different somewhat depending on which cree tribe you belong to. Ojibwe is a form that i know of.

Many native Americans are losing their languages because of English in our country and the lack of people possessing knowledge of that language.

Answer 3

The Crow tribe call themselves Absaalookah (atherwise writen Absaroka or Absaroke) and they speak a language that is widely known as "Crow". This belongs to the large group of languages known as Siouan, meaning that it is distantly related to Lakota (Sioux), Mandan, Assiniboin, Osage, Omaha and many other North American indigenous languages. It would take a language expert to detect the similarities between, say, Crow and Lakota.

The Crows separated from the Hidatsa tribe at some time before contact with White people and as you would expect the Crow language is quite close to Hidatsa, but they have been apart for so long that there are many differences.

A few examples:

• Crow - - - Hidatsa - - - Lakota - - - English
• cope - - - - toapa - - - - topa - - - - four
• akawa - - - akawa - - - s'akpe - - - six
• bishka - - - bashuka - - shunka - - -dog
• bia - - - - - -bia, mia - - - -win - - - -woman
• hisshi - - - - hishi - - - - - - sha - - - - red
• bii - - - - - - - - mi' - - - - - inyan- - - - rock, stone

The Crow tribe call themselves Absaalookah (otherwise writen Absaroka or Absaroke) and they speak a language that is widely known as "Crow". This belongs to the large group of languages known as Siouan, meaning that it is distantly related to Lakota (Sioux), Mandan, Assiniboin, Osage, Omaha and many other North American indigenous languages. It would take a language expert to detect the similarities between, say, Crow and Lakota.

The Crows separated from the Hidatsa tribe at some time before contact with White people and as you would expect the Crow language is quite close to Hidatsa, but they have been apart for so long that there are many differences.

A few examples:

Crow - - - Hidatsa - - - Lakota - - - English

cope - - - - toapa - - - - topa - - - - four

akawa - - - akawa - - - s'akpe - - - six

bishka - - - bashuka - - shunka - - -dog

bia - - - - - -bia, mia - - - -win - - - -woman

hisshi - - - - hishi - - - - - - sha - - - - red

bii - - - - - - - - mi' - - - - - inyan- - - - rock, stone
The Crow tribe call themselves Absaalooka (otherwise writen Absaroka or Absaroke) and they speak a language that is widely known as "Crow". This belongs to the large group of languages known as Siouan, meaning that it is distantly related to Lakota (Sioux), Mandan, Assiniboin, Osage, Omaha and many other North American indigenous languages. It would take a language expert to detect the similarities between, say, Crow and Lakota.

The Crows separated from the Hidatsa tribe at some time before contact with white people and as you would expect the Crow language is quite close to Hidatsa, but they have been apart for so long that there are many differences.

A few examples:

Crow - - - Hidatsa - - - Lakota - - - English

cope - - - - toapa - - - - topa - - - - four

akawa - - - akawa - - - s'akpe - - - six

bishka - - - bashuka - - shunka - - -dog

bia - - - - - -bia, mia - - - -win - - - -woman

hisshi - - - - hishi - - - - - - sha - - - - red

bii - - - - - - - - mi' - - - - - inyan- - - - rock, stone

The Crow language is still spoken today and is taught in schools on the Crow reservation. It is full of imagery and traditional ways of expressing ideas; for example a white man living among the Crows in the 19th century asked a young Crow woman when she would marry him. She replied:

ba'tsia a'pa de'akdak' (when the pine needles turn yellow, meaning "never").

Crow, obviously (they call it Absaroka).

Answer 4

They speak Crow language. Each tribe has its own language. Here's a link to a good website on the Crow language.