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 ochipwe, from o- (ethonymic prefix) + a root meaning "to pucker", thought to be because of a local habit of puckering their shoes.

[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

• Ethnologue entry for Chippewa, ISO 639-3 code ciw
• Ethnologue entry for Central Ojibwe, ISO 639-3 code ojc
• Ethnologue entry for Eastern Ojibwe, ISO 639-3 code ojg
• Ethnologue entry for Northwestern Ojibwe, ISO 639-3 code ojb
• Ethnologue entry for Severn Ojibwe, ISO 639-3 code ojs
• Ethnologue entry for Western Ojibwe, ISO 639-3 code ojw