Ojibwa, Eastern

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
ojg
Alternate Names
Ojibway, Ojibwe
Autonym
Jibwemwin, Nishnaabemwin
User Population

25,900 (1998 census).

Location

Ontario province: north of Lake Ontario and east of Georgian Bay. East of north-south line through Bruce Peninsula base (Rhodes 1976).

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Alderville, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Magnetawan, Mississauga, Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Mississaugas of the Credit, Shawanaga, Wasauksing.

Classification
Algic, Algonquian, Ojibwa-Potawatomi
Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Ojibwa [oji].

Language Use

Dying out in many areas. All also use English [eng].

Language Development

Taught as subject in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Concerted effort via language teaching in public schools and other efforts to reverse decline.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ojibwa, Eastern
Writing

Latin script [Latn]. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script [Cans], no longer in use.