| Western Ojibwa | ||
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| Spoken in | Canada | |
| Region | Manitoba, Saskatchewan | |
| Total speakers | — | |
| Language family | Algic
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | ojw | |
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Western Ojibwa (also known as Nakawēmowin, Saulteaux, Plains Ojibway, Ojibway, Ojibwe) is a dialect of the Ojibwe language, a member of the Algonquian language family. It is spoken by the Saulteaux, a sub-Nation of the Ojibwe people, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada westward from Lake Winnipeg. [1] Saulteaux is the general term used in English for the name of the language by its speakers. Nakawēmowin is the general term in the language itself.[2]
Some speakers of Saulteaux inconsistently merge /ʃ/ and /s/ as /s/, possibly under the influence of Plains Cree.[3]
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References
- Cote, Margaret. 1984. Nahkawēwin: Saulteaux (Ojibway dialect of the Plains). Regina SK: Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
- Cote, Margaret and Terry J. Klokeid. 1985. Saulteaux verb book. Regina, SK: Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
- Gordon Jr., Raymond. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th edition. Ethnologue entry for Western Ojibwe (Saulteaux). Retrieved March 28, 2009. Dallas: SIL International. ISBN 978-1-55671-159-6
- [Scott, Mary Ellen et al] 1995. The Saulteaux Language Dictionary. Kinistin First Nation and Duval House Publishing. ISBN 1-895850-51-7
- Valentine, J. Randolph. 1994. Ojibwe dialect relationships. PhD dissertation, University of Texas, Austin.
- Voorhis, Paul. 1976. A Saulteaux (Ojibwe) phrase book based on the dialects of Manitoba. Brandon, MB: Department of Native Studies, Brandon University.
External links
- Our Languages: Nakawē (Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre)
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