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Ojibwe ( / oʊˈdʒɪbweɪ / oh-JIB-way ), [2] also known as Ojibwa ( / oʊˈdʒɪbwə / oh-JIB-wə ), [3] [4] [5] Ojibway, Otchipwe, [6] Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian language family. [7] [8] The language is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and ...
The Ojibwe ( syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: Ojibweg ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland ( Ojibwewaki ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) [3] covers much of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains, extending into the subarctic and throughout the northeastern woodlands. Ojibweg, being Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands and of the ...
Ojibwe has been called by many names including Anishinaabemowin, Ojibwe, Ojibway, Ojibwa, Southwestern Chippewa, and Chippewa. It is a Central Algonquian language spoken by the Anishinaabe people throughout much of Canada from Ontario to Manitoba and US border states from Michigan to Montana.
Published Online December 18, 2017. Last Edited December 5, 2023. Anishinaabemowin (also called Ojibwemowin, the Ojibwe/Ojibwa language, or Chippewa) is an Indigenous language, generally spanning from Manitoba to Québec, with a strong concentration around the Great Lakes.
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Ojibwe Language. (Ojibway, Chippewa, Ojibwa, Anishinaabemowin) Language: Ojibwe--otherwise anglicized as Chippewa, Ojibwa or Ojibway and known to its own speakers as Anishinabe or Anishinaabemowin--is an Algonquian language spoken by 50,000 people in the northern United States and southern Canada. There are five main dialects of Ojibwe: Western ...
The Ojibwe language is where we turn for philosophy, history, science, medicines, stories, and spirituality. It is our university and the key to our cultural survival.” – The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary.
1995. •. Authors: John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm. This up-to-date resource for the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Anishinaabe contains ancient and modern words and meanings. This dictionary is an essential addition to the study and preservation of the Ojibwe language. — American Indian Libraries Newsletter. Paperback. $16.95.
