ISO 639-3 · ojioji
Algic family · macrolanguage
Ojibwe
Anishinaabemowin
Ojibwe is a macrolanguage of the Central Algonquian branch (Algic), spoken in Canada and United States. Wikidata counts about 20,470 speakers (2016). Wikidata describes it as “Central Algonquian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
oji- ISO 639-1
oj- Glottocode
ojib1241- Family
- Algic
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 49 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
4scripts
3levels in the tree
Severely endangeredUNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Ojibwe · Anishinaabemowin |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ojibwa, Ojibway, Ojibway language, Ojibwa language, Chippewa |
| All speakers | 20,470 (2016) |
| Written in | Latin script, Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, Ojibwe writing system, Great Lakes Algonquian syllabary |
| Grammatical genders | 2 listed in Wikidata |
| Kind | macrolanguage |
Vitality
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Algic to Ojibwe
The branches above Ojibwe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Canada
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