Central Ojibwa | |
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Native to | Canada |
Region | Ontario |
Native speakers | 8,000 (2007)[1] |
Algic
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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 |
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.[4]
Vowels | Nasal Vowels |
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ʌ | |
aː | ãː |
eː | ẽː |
I | |
iː | ĩː |
ʊ ~ o | |
oː ~ uː | õː |
Diphthongs |
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aw |
aj |
ew |
ej |
iw |
ij |
ow |
Consonants |
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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 |