Ojibwa, Western

OJW

threatened

Alternate Names: Ojibway, Ojibwe, Plains Ojibway, Saulteaux

Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Ojibwa ,.

Genealogy:

Algic
Algonquian
Ojibwa-Potawatomi

Demographics: 10,000 (2002 W. Poser). Ethnic population: 60,000 (1997 SIL).

Language Use: Vigorous in most areas. In some areas young people and children prefer English. All ages.

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Canada