Quick facts for kids Central Ojibwa |
| Native to |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Native speakers |
8,000 (2007)e18 |
| Language family |
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Central Ojibwe is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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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.
Phonology
Vowels
| Vowels |
Nasal Vowels |
| ʌ |
|
| aː |
ãː |
| eː |
ẽː |
| I |
|
| iː |
ĩː |
| ʊ ~ o |
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| oː ~ uː |
õː |
Diphthongs
| Diphthongs |
| aw |
| aj |
| ew |
| ej |
| iw |
| ij |
| ow |
Consonants
| Consonants |
| b ~ p |
| tʃː |
| d ~ t |
| g ~ k |
| h |
| dʒ ~ tʃ |
| k^h ~ kː^h |
| m |
| n |
| p^h ~ pː^h |
| sː |
| ʃː |
| t^h ~ tː^h |
| w |
| j |
| z ~ s |
| ʒ ~ ʃ |
| ʔ |
See also
