ojibwe

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Definition of ojibwe in English English dictionary

Their language, one of a closely related group of languages and dialects of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family. There are over 51,000 mother-tongue speakers in Canada and the United States

A member of a native Algonquin people of central Canada

One of a closely related group of languages and dialects of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family. There are over 51,000 mother-tongue speakers in Canada and the United States

{i} Ojibwa, Algonquian language of the Ojibwa tribe

The people that speak the language

Synonyms

ojibwa, ojibway, chippewa, anishinaabemowin

Etymology

() From French Outchibouec, or its source, Ojibwe ojibwe, from o- (“ethonymic prefix”) + jiibw (“cooking”) + abwe (“to roast”), meaning "Those who roast until it puckers," thought to be because of a local habit of puckering their moccasins.