ISO 639-3 · otwotw
Algic family
Ottawa
Ottawa is a language of the Central Algonquian branch (Algic), spoken in United States and Canada. Wikidata describes it as “dialect of the Ojibwa language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
otw- Glottocode
otta1242- Family
- Algic
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ottawa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ottawa dialect, Ottawa language, Odala language, Ottawan, Ottawan dialect |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Algic to Ottawa
The branches above Ottawa, 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 United States
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