Ojibwa, Western
A language of Canada
| Population | 10,000 (2002 W. Poser). Canada Census (2001) lists all Ojibwa varieties together as 30,505 population. Ethnic population: 60,000 (1997 SIL). |
| Region | West from Lake Winnipeg into Saskatchewan with groups as far west as British Colombia. |
| Language maps |
Canada, reference number 12 Canada, reference number 3 Canada, reference number 4 Southwestern Canada |
| Alternate names | Ojibway, Ojibwe, Plains Ojibway, Saulteaux |
| Classification | Algic, Algonquian, Central, Ojibwa A member of macrolanguage Ojibwa [oji] (Canada). |
| Language use | Vigorous in most areas. In some areas young people and children prefer English. All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, no longer in use. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Vernacular Publications
Ojibwe dialogues and riddles. 1991.
Ojibwe syllabics: a handbook for readers and writers of Ojibwe. 1994.
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