Western Ojibwa language
Western Ojibwa (also known as Nakawēmowin (ᓇᐦᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ), Saulteaux, and Plains Ojibwa) is a dialect of the Ojibwe language, a member of the Algonquian language family. It is spoken by the Saulteaux, a subnation of the Ojibwe people, in southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan, Canada, west of Lake Winnipeg. Saulteaux is generally used by its speakers, and Nakawēmowin is the general term in the language itself.
| Western Ojibwa | |
|---|---|
| Nakawēmowin ᓇᐦᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | southern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan |
| Ethnicity | Saulteaux |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2002) |
Algic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ojw |
| Glottolog | west1510 |
| ELP | Saulteaux |
Saulteau is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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