Anishinini language

language
name=Severn Ojibwa
nativename=Anishinini
familycolor=American
states=Canada
region=Ontario, Manitoba
fam1=Algic
fam2=Algonquian
fam3=Central
fam4=Ojibwa
iso3=ojs

Anishininiimowin (also known as Oji-Cree, Severn Ojibwa [ISO 639-3] ) is the language of the "Anishinini" (Oji-Cree) First Nation of Ontario and Manitoba. Different sources may classify it as either a distinct language in its own right, or as a dialect of the Anishinaabe language.

The Oji-Cree are a people of mixed Ojibwe and Cree descent, and their language represents a similar mixture of Ojibwe language and Cree language antecedents. Part of the Algonquian language family, "Anishininiimowin" is written in Algonquian syllabics with a mixture of Eastern and Western Algonquian features. It is more closely related to "Anishinaabemowin" morphologically, and more specifically with that of the Algonquin language of "Anishinaabemowin", but its literary tradition is closer to Cree.

"Anishininiimowin" was one of only six aboriginal languages in Canada to report an "increase" in use in the 2001 Canadian census over the 1996 census. [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/abor/canada.cfm Aboriginal peoples of Canada: A Demographic Profile] , Statistics Canada]

The language's SIL code is [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ojs OJS] , derived from "Ojibwa: Severn dialect".

See also

* Anishinaabe language dialects

References

Further reading

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ojs Ethnologue entry for Severn Ojibwa]

* Auger, Donald J., Tom Beardy, and Joshua Hudson. "Glossary of Legal Terms Translated into Oji-Cree (with Translation Back into English)". Thunder Bay, Ont: Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corp, 199X.
* De Beers Canada Inc, and Ojibway-Cree Cultural Centre. "Mining and environmental terminology glossary English/Cree/Oji-Cree/Ojibway". Toronto, Ont: De Beers Canada, 2003.
* Jacasum, John Paul. English, Cree, Oji-Cree, and Ojibway Political Terminology Glossary. Timmons, Ont: Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre, 2005. ISBN 0919523803
* Ontario. Ministry of Education. Research and Information Branch, Mary Upper, and Modina McKay. "Acquisition of Oji-Cree As a First Language A Preliminary Study of Children's Language Development, Phase 1". ONTERIS documents series, 4263. 1984.

External links

* [http://www.languagegeek.com/algon/ojicree/anishininimowin.html Anishininimowin language at LanguageGeek.com]
* [http://www.knet.ca/dictionary.html Anishininimowin language resources at knet.ca, including dictionary prototype and downloadable syllabic font]