Western Ojibwa language
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Western Ojibwa (also known as Nakawēmowin (ᓇᐦᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ), Saulteaux, and Plains Ojibwa) is a dialect of the Ojibwe language, a member of the Algonquian language family. It is spoken by the Saulteaux, a subnation of the Ojibwe people, in southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan, Canada, west of Lake Winnipeg.[3] Saulteaux is generally used by its speakers, and Nakawēmowin is the general term in the language itself.[4]
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Western Ojibwa | |
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Nakawēmowin ᓇᐦᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ | |
Native to | Canada |
Region | southern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan |
Ethnicity | Saulteaux |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2002)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ojw |
Glottolog | west1510 |
ELP | Saulteaux |
Saulteau is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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