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Du Pre is a Métis, a combination of the old French Voyageurs, American Indian,
possibly some African American, and maybe some English.
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FWIW, the language spoken by the Metis is Michif. Broadly speaking, nouns are derived from French and verbs are derived from Cree.
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That's fascinating. Thank you both. I've been studying French for over 50 years, but have never looked at the north American versions. I will have to read up on the Métis and on Mischif.
Mike