Ojibwa (Otchipwe)
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Ojibwa, perhaps better known as Chippewa, is an Indian language spoken both in the United States and Canada. In the United States there are about 5,000 speakers, located in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, while in Canada there are about 25,000, in Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Ojibwa belongs to the Algonkian family of languages.
Other acceptable names for the Otchipwe (Ojibwe) language are Ojibwa, Ojibway and Anishinaabe. Two close dialects are Odawa (Ottawa) and Saulteaux.
Other acceptable names for the Otchipwe (Ojibwe) language are Ojibwa, Ojibway and Anishinaabe. Two close dialects are Odawa (Ottawa) and Saulteaux.
- Language Family
- North American Indian
- Subgroup
- Algonkian
Ojibwa (Otchipwe) Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Ojibwa, Northwestern
ᑭᑲᓇᐌᓀᓐ ᑲᐱᒪᑎᓯᐗᑦ ᓂᑕᐎᑭᐗᒃ ᑎᐯᓂᒥᑎᓱᐎᓂᒃ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐱᑕ ᑭᒋᐃᓀᑕᑯᓯᐎᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑌᐸᑫᑕᑯᓯᐎᓐ. ᐅᑕᔦᓇᐗ ᒥᑲᐎᐎᓐ ᑲᔦ ᓂᑄᑲᐎᓐ ᒥᓇᐗ ᑕᔥ ᒋᐃᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᑎᐗᐸᓐ ᐊᒐᑯ ᒥᓄᐎᒋᐎᑎᐎᓂᒃ.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights