North of Superior Ojibwe dialect facts for kids
North of Superior is a special way of speaking the Ojibwe language. It's a dialect spoken by people living along the northern shore of Lake Superior. This area stretches from Lake Nipigon east to Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Some of the communities where people speak this dialect include Pic Mobert, Pic Heron, Pays Plat, Long Lac, Aroland, Rocky Bay, and Lake Helen. All these places are in Ontario, Canada.
What Makes This Dialect Special?
What makes North of Superior Ojibwe special are its unique grammar rules and many different words. This dialect is part of the "southern" group of Ojibwe dialects. But it also has some features from the "northern" Ojibwe dialects. For example, communities like Aroland and Long Lac are in the northern part of this dialect area. They show more features found in the northern dialects.
You won't find North of Superior Ojibwe listed in Ethnologue. Ethnologue is a big online database of languages.
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