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Ojibwe language

Indigenous Languages of the Americas

Ojibwe, also called Ojibwa and in the language itself Ojibwemowin, is an Algonquian language of North America. It belongs to the Algonquian family of Native North American languages and includes several regional dialects. Southern Ojibwa speakers include the Ottawas and Chippewas of southern Ontario, Manitoulin Island and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, while the Northern Ojibwa of the Severn River region speak a dialect increasingly known as Oji-Cree. Speakers commonly call themselves anishinaabeg, a term meaning humans.

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The Ojibwe language is Anishinaabemowin, a branch of the Algonquian language family.

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Southern Ojibwa speakers include the Ottawas and Chippewas of southern Ontario, Manitoulin Island, and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

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Southern Ojibwa speakers include the Ottawas and Chippewas of southern Ontario, Manitoulin Island, and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
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Encyclopedia.com: Ojibwa
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The Ojibwa language belongs to the Algonquian family of Native North American languages.
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