Ojibwa, Severn
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A language of Canada
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Cree, Northern Ojibwa, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Ojicree, Oji-Cree
Population
10,500 (2001 census).
Location
Manitoba and Ontario provinces.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Winisk River Ojibwa, Severn River Ojibwa. A member of macrolanguage Ojibwa [oji].
Language Use
Older adults.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Concerted effort via language teaching in public schools and other efforts to reverse decline. Grammar. NT: 1988.
Language Resources
Writing
Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script [Cans].