Also Known As:
Odawa, Odaawaa, Eastern Ojibwa
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
60,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Canada; USA
Location Description
Ontario, Michigan: Ontario: Islands, areas surrounding Lake Huron, from Manitoulin Island to southern Ontario north of Lake Erie. Walople Island Reserve. West of a north south line through base of Bruce Peninsula. Also in United States. Michigan: Lower Michigan, upper Michigan near Sault Ste. Marie.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
Individual governments can levy forceful actions to guard several languages against fading.