Central Ojibwa language
Algonquian language spoken in Ontario
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Central Ojibwa (also known as Central Ojibwe, Ojibway, Ojibwe) is an Algonquian language spoken in Ontario, Canada from Lake Nipigon in the west to Lake Nipissing in the east.[5]
NativetoCanada
RegionOntario
Native speakers
8,000 (2007)[1]Algic
-
Algonquian
- Ojibwe–Potawatomi
- Ojibwe
- Nuclear Ojibwe[2]
- Central–Eastern–Southwestern Ojibwe[2]
- Central–Southwestern Ojibwe?[3]
- Central Ojibwa
- Central–Southwestern Ojibwe?[3]
- Central–Eastern–Southwestern Ojibwe[2]
- Nuclear Ojibwe[2]
- Ojibwe
- Ojibwe–Potawatomi
| Central Ojibwa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Ontario |
Native speakers | 8,000 (2007)[1] |
Algic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ojc |
| Glottolog | cent2136 |
 Central Ojibwe is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
PersonOjibwe ᐅᒋᐺ
Anishinaabe
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ
Anishinaabe
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ
PeopleOjibweg ᐅᒋᐺᒃ / ᐅᒋᐺᐠ
Anishinaabek
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ / ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐠ
Anishinaabek
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ / ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐠ
LanguageOjibwemowin ᐅᒋᐺᒧᐎᓐ
Anishinaabemowin
ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ
Hand Talk
Anishinaabemowin
ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ
Hand Talk
CountryOjibwewaki[4] ᐅᒋᐻᐘᑭ
Anishinaabewaki
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐘᑭ
Anishinaabewaki
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐘᑭ
| Person | Ojibwe ᐅᒋᐺ Anishinaabe ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ |
|---|---|
| People | Ojibweg ᐅᒋᐺᒃ / ᐅᒋᐺᐠ Anishinaabek ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ / ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐠ |
| Language | Ojibwemowin ᐅᒋᐺᒧᐎᓐ Anishinaabemowin ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ Hand Talk |
| Country | Ojibwewaki[4] ᐅᒋᐻᐘᑭ Anishinaabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐘᑭ |
Phonology
Vowels
Central Ojibwa has three vowel qualities, /i a o/, that are also distinguished by length and nasalization. There is an additional quality, /eː/, which only occurs long.[6]
