What languages are spoken by Anishinaabe Indians?

Answer 1

Many people are confused about the term "Algonquin", which really refers to just one small tribe living along the Ottawa River valley in Canada, where they have always lived and still live today.

The similar word Algonquian refers to a huge family of distantly related languages spoken by many tribes across most of North American, but mainly in the north, around the Great Lakes and in the north-east woodlands and along the eastern seaboard of the USA. This language family gets its name from that small Algonquin tribe, who are used as representative of the whole group.

The Algonquin language is still spoken today thanks to concerted efforts by the tribe itself, supported by the Canadian government; it is very closely related to Ojibwe and Ottawa (two more Algonquian languages).

A few words of the Algonquin language are:

kaagaagiw (raven)

andeg (crow)

miziki or kiniw (eagle)

okad (leg)

odoon (mouth)

onagocag (stars)

nodin (windy)

kiziz (sun)

cigwatik (pine tree)

wabos (rabbit)

nokomis (grandmother)

biibiins (baby)

So, to answer your question, the Algonquin people spoke the Algonquin language; the Algonquian tribes spoke a huge number of related Algonquian languages.

Answer 2

The Algonquin or Algonkin language is confined to the small Algonquin tribe along the Ottawa River valley on the border between Ontario and Quebec.

The similar word Algonquian refers to a very large family of distantly-related languages spoken across much of North America, but mainly by tribes in the north, around the Great Lakes and east. Some tribes speaking Algonquian languages are:

• Cree
• Montagnais
• Cheyenne
• Arapaho
• Blackfoot, Pikuni and Blood
• Atsina
• Ojibwe and Chippewa
• Ottawa
• Potawatomi
• Menomini
• Illinois
• Mi'kmaq
• Maliseet
• Abenaki
• Penobscot
• Tetes de Boule
• Abitibi
• Algonquin
• Sauk
• Fox
• Miami
• Delaware
• Mahican
• Wampanoag
• Narragansett
• Pequot
• Powhatan
• Shawnee

There are very many more.

Answer 3

It is an Algonquin Indian dialect called Anishinaubeg
The total population is just over 219,000, they speak Ojibwe and English
The Chippewas, Ojibwas, Ojibways or Ojibwes are an Algonquian people made up of very many separate bands who originally lived in both Canada and the USA, all around the Great Lakes area. Each band has developed a slightly different dialect and variations on words.

They call themselves Anishinaabe, which comes from ani[from whence] + nishina [lowered] + abe [male], because they believe that the first man was lowered to Earth by the Great Spirit.

Consonants are much like those in English (except for zh, which is similar to French j), but vowels have two values: long and short. A sample text will demonstrate how the language works:

Ngoding mewnzha, nishnaabeg ko gii-ziibaakdokewag. Wiiba gii-maajtaawag, aabtoogazod ziibaakdokegiizis, Noopming gii-zhaawag wii-zhiga'igewaad ninaatigoon. Gii-boodwewag noopming. Gchikigoon gii-gooawaan wii-mnoz-mowaad ziibaakdaaboo. Nooj gegoo gii-naabjitoonaawaa maanda ziiwaagmide.

Translation: Once, a long time ago, Ojibwas made maple sugar. They started early, halfway through March. They went Into the Woods to tap the maple trees. They built a fire in the bush. They hung a big kettle to cook the sap. They used the syrup for everything.

ojibwa
The Ojibwa, or Chippewa, language is a member of the Algonquian family.
Ojibwe, also known as Chippewa
The Chippewa Indian tribe is also known as the Ojibway or Ojibwa. Most members of the tribe today speak English. But their native language is Ojibway.
The Ojibwa (also referred to as Ojibway or Chippewa) traditionally speak the Ojibwe language. The Ojibwe language is also referred to as Anishinaabemowin and is from the Algonquian language family. Just as in other languages, Ojibwe has regional dialects and variations and frequently there are even local writing systems. If you'd like to know more about the mechanics of the language, check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anishinaabe_language

Answer 4

The following Tribes speak (or once spoke) languages included in the Algonquin language family:

1. Abenaki

2. Algonkin

3. Arapaho

4. Atikamekw

5. Beothuk

6. Betsiamites

7. Blackfoot

8. Cheyenne

9. Chicacoan

10. Cree

11. Illiniwek

12. Kickapoo

13. Lenape (Munsee and Unami)

14. Mahican

15. Maliseet

16. Massachusett

17. Menominee

18. Meskwaki

19. Miami

20. Mi'kmaq

21. Mohegan

22. Montagnais/Naskapi (Innu)

23. Nanticoke

24. Narragansett

25. Nipmuck

26. Ojibwe/Chippewa

27. Ottawa, Potawatomi

28. Passamaquoddy

29. Pennacook

30. Pequot

31. Powhatan

32. Quinnipiac

33. Shawnee

34. Wampanoag

35. Wicocomico

Answer 5

Anishinaabe people speak the following languages:

1. English
   
2. French
   
3. Ojibwe (Including Odawa, about 100,000 native speakers)
   
4. Potawatomi (less than 9 native speakers left)
   
5. Algonquin (3,300 native speakers)
   

Answer 6

Most Algonquin people speak English and/or French.

About 3300 people still speak Algonquin also called Anicinâbemowin, Anicinàbemowin or Anishinàbemiwin.

Answer 7

The Micmacs spoke mainly English, but also spoke their own language called Mi'kmawi'simk.

Answer 8

Virtually all Ojibwe speak English. Their native language is called Anishinaabemowin, but only some of the older people can speak it fluently.

Answer 9

The Ojibwa, or Chippewa, language is a member of the Algonquian family.

Answer 10

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