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Aaniin Ekidong: Ojibwe Vocabulary Project

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Language Name

Ojibwe.

Alternate Language Names

Anishinaabemowin, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Ojibwa, Ojibway, Otchipwe, Ojibwemowin.

Region

Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada; Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, United States.

Who

Manidoons/ Lawrence Leonard Moose, Gegiizhiikwajiwed Bwaananaabekwe/ Mary Moose, Maajiigwaneyaash/ Gordon Jourdain, Marlene Stately, Bizhikiins/ Leona Wakonabo, Miskwaanakwad/ Eugene Stillday, Waasabik/ Anna Gibbs, Asiniiyobiik/ Rosemarie DeBungie, Ogimaawigwanebiik/ Nancy Jones (Authors); Waagosh/ Anton Treuer, Waawaakeyaash/ Keller Paap (Editors); Bebaamaashiikwe/ Lisa LaRonge, Naabekwa/ Adrian Liberty, Leslie Harper, Biidaanakwad/ John Nichols, Waabano-anang/ Heath Fairbanks, Lucia Bonacci (Project Team Members).

Others Involved

Publishing Information

Published 2009 by the Minnesota Humanities Center.

How People are Cited

Title page; Acknowledgement (specific thanks and references); Pages 7-8 (Fluent speakers list).

How Information is Cited

By speaker (abbreviations).

Where is Information Coming from

Speakers.

Tools and Framework used

Text.

Access

Open.

Included Languages and Directionality

Ojibwe to English, English to Ojibwe.

Dialects Included

Multiple: Ponemah, Canada, Minnesota

Type of Dictionary

Word list.

How are Entries Organised

Thematically/ alphabetically (Ojibwe-English; intermediary sections); Masterlist (Essential vocabulary) (Ojibwe-English/ first section; English-Ojibwe/ last section).

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio
Images
Example phrases
Speakers marked
Dialects marked


Other Notes

This document was produced during a Working Session that took place from July 6-8 in 2009. Participants included fluent speakers and Elders from different Ojibwe communities, who collaborated to generate a massive vocabulary list. The process section explains this in greater detail.

External Links

Aaniin Ekidong... (How Do You Say...): Ojibwe Vocabulary Project