Ojibwe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French Outchibouec, or its source, Ojibwe ojibwe, from o- (“‘ethonymic prefix’”) + jiibw (“‘cooking’”) + abwe (“‘to roast’”), meaning "Those who roast until it puckers," thought to be because of a local habit of puckering their moccasins.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈdʒɪbweɪ/

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Ojibwe

Plural -

Ojibwe

1. A member of a native Algonquin people of central Canada.
2. Their language, one of a closely related group of languages and dialects of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family. There are over 51,000 mother-tongue speakers in Canada and the United States.

[edit] Synonyms

• Ojibwa
• Ojibway
• Chippewa
• anishinaabemowin

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• ISO 639-1 code oj, ISO 639-3 code oji (SIL)

Ethnologue entry for Chippewa, ciw Ethnologue entry for Central Ojibwe, ojc Ethnologue entry for Eastern Ojibwe, ojg Ethnologue entry for Northwestern Ojibwe, ojb

Ethnologue entry for Ottawa, otw Ethnologue entry for Severn Ojibwe, ojs Ethnologue entry for Western Ojibwe, ojw