Central Ojibwa language
| Central Ojibwa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Ontario |
Native speakers | 8,000 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ojc |
| Glottolog | cent2136 |
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.[2]
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[]
Notes[]
- ^ Central Ojibwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- ^ "Ojibwe Pronunciation and Spelling Guide (Chippewa, Ojibway, Ojibwa)". nativelanguages.org. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Central Algonquian languages
- Anishinaabe languages
- Indigenous languages of the North American eastern woodlands
- First Nations languages in Canada
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs