Ojibwa, Eastern
PrintA language of Canada
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ojibway, Ojibwe
Population
25,900 (1998 census). 2001 census lists all Ojibwa varieties together as 30,500 population.
Location
Southern Ontario, north of Lake Ontario and east of Georgian Bay. East of north-south line through Bruce Peninsula base (Rhodes 1976).
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Language Use
Dying out in many areas. Probably all also use English [eng]; some use other Ojibwa varieties.
Language Development
Concerted effort via language teaching in public schools and other efforts to reverse decline. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, no longer in use.