Oji-Cree

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
ojs
Alternate Names
Anishinaabemowin, Cree, Northern Ojibwa, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Ojicree, Severn Ojibwa
Autonym
ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓂᓃᒧᐏᐣ‎ (Anishininiimowin)
User Population

13,600 (2017 census).

Location

Manitoba and Ontario provinces.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Albany, Animakee Wa Zhing, Aroland, Bearskin Lake, Brunswick House, Cat Lake, Constance Lake, Day Star, Deer Lake, Eabametoong, Flying Post, Garden Hill, Kasabonika Lake, Kee-Way-Win, Kingfisher, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Lac Seul, Little Black Bear, Mattagami, McDowell Lake, Mishkeegogamang, Muskrat Dam Lake, Neskantaga, Nibinamik, North Caribou Lake, North Spirit Lake, Ojibway Nation of Saugeen, Red Sucker Lake, Sachigo Lake, Sandy Lake, Slate Falls, St. Theresa Point, Wapekeka, Wasagamack, Wawakapewin, Webequie, Weenusk, Wunnumin.

Classification
Algic, Algonquian, Ojibwa-Potawatomi
Dialects

Winisk River Ojibwa, Severn River Ojibwa. A member of macrolanguage Ojibwa [oji].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Concerted effort via language teaching in public schools and other efforts to reverse decline. Grammar. Bible portions: 1974–1986.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Oji-Cree
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used in some books and in educational settings. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script [Cans], primary usage.