OJS ISO 639-3
Oji-Cree
ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓂᓃᒧᐏᐣ (Anishininiimowin) Autonym
A language of Canada
- ISO 639
- ojs
- Alternate Names
- Anishinaabemowin, Cree, Northern Ojibwa, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Ojicree, Severn Ojibwa
- Autonym
- ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓂᓃᒧᐏᐣ (Anishininiimowin)
- Population
- 12,900 (2016 census).
- Location:
- Manitoba and Ontario provinces.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Albany, Animakee Wa Zhing, Aroland, Bearskin Lake, Brunswick House, Cat Lake, Constance Lake, Day Star, Deer Lake, Eabametoong, Flying Post, Garden Hill, Kasabonika Lake, Kee-Way-Win, Kingfisher, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Lac Seul, Little Black Bear, Mattagami, McDowell Lake, Mishkeegogamang, Muskrat Dam Lake, Neskantaga, Nibinamik, North Caribou Lake, North Spirit Lake, Ojibway Nation of Saugeen, Red Sucker Lake, Sachigo Lake, Sandy Lake, Slate Falls, St. Theresa Point, Wapekeka, Wasagamack, Wawakapewin, Webequie, Weenusk, Wunnumin.
- Classification
- Algic, Algonquian, Ojibwa-Potawatomi
- Dialects
- Winisk River Ojibwa, Severn River Ojibwa. A member of macrolanguage Ojibwa [oji].
- Language Use
- Older adults only. All shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Concerted effort via language teaching in public schools and other efforts to reverse decline. Grammar. Bible portions: 1974–1986.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Oji-Cree
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], used in some books and in educational settings. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script [Cans], primary usage.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Manitoba and Ontario provinces.
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