Central Ojibwa language facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Central Ojibwa
Native to	Canada
Region	Ontario
Native speakers	8,000 (2007)e18
Language family	Algic Algonquian Ojibwa-Potawatomi Ojibwe Nuclear Ojibwe Central-Eastern-Southwestern Ojibwa Central Ojibwa
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.

Contents

Phonology
- Vowels
  - Diphthongs
- Consonants
See also

Phonology

Vowels

Vowels	Nasal Vowels
ʌ
aː	ãː
eː	ẽː
I
iː	ĩː
ʊ ~ o
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

Ojibwe dialects

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