Ojibwa
Ojibwa is an Algic language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Eastern Ojibwe (also known as Ojibway, Ojibwa) is a dialect of the Ojibwe language spoken north of Lake Ontario and east of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. Eastern Ojibwe-speaking communities include Rama and Curve Lake. Ojibwe is an Algonquian language.
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Words in Ojibwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | nimaamaa | |
| father | imbaabaa | |
| man | inini | |
| woman | kwe | |
| name | izhinikaazowin | |
| eye | nishkiinzhig | |
| ear | nitawag | |
| nose | injaanzh | |
| tooth | niibid | |
| tongue | indenaniw | |
| hand | nininj | |
| heart | inde' | |
| head | nishtigwaan | |
| blood | miskwi | |
| bone | nikan | |
| knee | ingidig | |
| breast | indoodooshim | |
| liver | nikon | |
| water | nibi | |
| fire | zaka'igewin | |
| sun | giizis | |
| moon | giizis | |
| star | anang | |
| sky | giizhig | |
| snow | goon | |
| wind | noodin | |
| stone | asin | |
| mountain | wajiw | |
| river | ziibi | |
| sea | gichigami |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northwestern OjibwaAlgic62% alike
- AlgonquinAlgic41% alike
- Oji-CreeAlgic37% alike
- PotawatomiAlgic34% alike
- ChippewaAlgic31% alike
- Plains CreeAlgic25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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