| Central Ojibwa | |
| States: | Canada |
| Region: | Ontario |
| Speakers: | 8,000 |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Algic |
| Fam1: | Algic |
| Fam2: | Algonquian |
| Fam3: | Ojibwe–Potawatomi |
| Fam4: | Ojibwe |
| Fam5: | Nuclear Ojibwe[1] |
| Fam6: | Central–Eastern–Southwestern Ojibwe |
| Fam7: | Central–Southwestern Ojibwe?[2] |
| Iso3: | ojc |
| Glotto: | cent2136 |
| Glottorefname: | Central Ojibwa |
| Map: | Lang Status 60-DE.svg |
Central Ojibwa (also known as Central Ojibwe, Ojibway, Ojibwe) is an Algonquian language spoken in Ontario, Canada from Lake Nipigon in the west to Lake Nipissing in the east.[3]
| Vowels | Nasal Vowels | |
|---|---|---|
| ʌ | ||
| aː | ãː | |
| eː | ẽː | |
| I | ||
| iː | ĩː | |
| ʊ ~ o | ||
| oː ~ uː | õː |
| Diphthongs | |
|---|---|
| aw | |
| aj | |
| ew | |
| ej | |
| iw | |
| ij | |
| ow |
| Consonants | |
|---|---|
| b ~ p | |
| tʃː | |
| d ~ t | |
| g ~ k | |
| h | |
| dʒ ~ tʃ | |
| k^h ~ kː^h | |
| m | |
| n | |
| p^h ~ pː^h | |
| sː | |
| ʃː | |
| t^h ~ tː^h | |
| w | |
| j | |
| z ~ s | |
| ʒ ~ ʃ | |
| ʔ |