Dialect comparison

Central Ojibwe vs Odawa

Compare two dialects of Ojibwe side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Central Ojibwe

Anishinaabemowin · Chippewa

The largest Ojibwe variety, spoken across Ontario, Manitoba, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. An Algonquian language with a continuous oral tradition and recent literary growth.

Approximate centre
46.51°, -84.34°
Odawa

Ottawa · Nishnaabemwin

The Ojibwe variety of Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula. Distinguished from Central Ojibwe by extensive vowel syncope and a distinct pronoun system.

Approximate centre
45.78°, -82.27°

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