Berens River Ojibwe language
Encyclopedia
Berens River Ojibwe is a dialect of the Ojibwe language
spoken along the Berens River
in northern Ontario
and Manitoba
. Berens communities include Pikangikum
and Poplar Hill
, both in Ontario, well as Little Grand Rapids
, in Manitoba. Berens is strongly distinguished from the Severn Ojibwe
dialect spoken in communities directly to the north.
Berens River Ojibwe is most commonly written using the Cree syllabary
widely used to write Ojibwe in northern Ontario.
Berens River Ojibwe is not included in Ethnologue
.
Ojibwe language
Ojibwe , also called Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of the Algonquian language family. Ojibwe is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems...
spoken along the Berens River
Berens River
The Berens River is a river in the Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, Canada. It flows west from an unnamed lake in Kenora District, Ontario and discharges its waters into Lake Winnipeg near the village and First Nation of Berens River, Manitoba...
in northern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. Berens communities include Pikangikum
Pikangikum First Nation
The Pikangikum First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nation located on the Pikangikum 14 Reserve, in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada...
and Poplar Hill
Poplar Hill First Nation
Poplar Hill First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation located in Northern Ontario, approximately 120 km north of Red Lake, Ontario near the Ontario-Manitoba border. The First Nation is accessible by air and winter road...
, both in Ontario, well as Little Grand Rapids
Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Little Grand Rapids is a community in east central Manitoba, Canada, near the Ontario border. It is located approximately 280 kilometers or 173 miles north-northeast from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Approximately 1,000 people live in the village and the nearby Indian reserve for the Little Grand Rapids...
, in Manitoba. Berens is strongly distinguished from the Severn Ojibwe
Oji-Cree language
The Severn Ojibwa or the Oji-Cree language is the indigenous name for a dialect of the Ojibwe language spoken in a series of Oji-Cree communities in northern Ontario and at Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada...
dialect spoken in communities directly to the north.
Berens River Ojibwe is most commonly written using the Cree syllabary
Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Canadian Aboriginal syllabic writing, or simply syllabics, is a family of abugidas used to write a number of Aboriginal Canadian languages of the Algonquian, Inuit, and Athabaskan language families....
widely used to write Ojibwe in northern Ontario.
Berens River Ojibwe is not included in Ethnologue
Ethnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
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See also
- Little Grand Rapids, ManitobaLittle Grand Rapids, ManitobaLittle Grand Rapids is a community in east central Manitoba, Canada, near the Ontario border. It is located approximately 280 kilometers or 173 miles north-northeast from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Approximately 1,000 people live in the village and the nearby Indian reserve for the Little Grand Rapids...
- Pikangikum First NationPikangikum First NationThe Pikangikum First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nation located on the Pikangikum 14 Reserve, in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada...
- Poplar Hill First NationPoplar Hill First NationPoplar Hill First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation located in Northern Ontario, approximately 120 km north of Red Lake, Ontario near the Ontario-Manitoba border. The First Nation is accessible by air and winter road...
Further reading
- Quill, Norman. 1965. Ed. Charles Fiero. The moons of winter and other stories. Red Lake, ON: Northern Light Gospel Mission.
- Quill, Norman. 1990. Ed. Charles Fiero. The moons of winter and other stories. [syllabic edition] Readers and Study Guides. Winnipeg, MB: Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics.