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ISO 639-3: ciw

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Central Minnesota Chippewa, Minnesota Border Chippewa, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Red Lake Chippewa, Southwestern Ojibwa, Upper Michigan-Wisconsin Chippewa

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEChippewa text. Grable, Willie (researcher); Taylor, Nina (researcher); Hatch, Corine (researcher); Clark, Carey (researcher); Grable, Don (researcher); Steward, Paul (researcher); Emerson, Harold (speaker); Fox, Charlie (speaker); Moose, John (speaker). 1957. SIL International. oai:sil.org:89922

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINEChippewa lexicon-dictionary file. Anderson, Vivian (compiler); Cole, Mary (compiler); Faurot, Lyle (compiler); Grable, Mary (compiler); Henriksen, Dave (compiler); Lenkeit, Alfred (compiler); Nelson, Ralph (compiler); Whitaker, Carleton (compiler); Macleod, Thomas R. (compiler); Pease, Helen (compiler); Pence, Alan R. (compiler); Thiesen, Eva (compiler); Ulrich, Matthew (compiler); Smith, Francis, Sr. (speaker); Wadena, Casey (speaker). 1957. SIL International. oai:sil.org:89924

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Chippewa. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:chip1241
  2. ONLINEEsquisse d'une grammaire comparee des dialectes Cree et Chippeway, In: Congres international des Americanistes: Compte rendu de la 1re session, Nancy 1875, pp. 89-149. Adam, Lucien. 1876. Paris: Maisonnueve. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ciw_morsyn-1
  3. ONLINEA Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language. Baraga, R. R. Bishop. 1878. Beauchemin & Valois. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ciw_morsyn-2
  4. ONLINEHistory of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan: A Grammar of their Language. Andrew J. Blackbird. 1887. Ypsilanti, Michigan. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_otw_morsyn-1
  5. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Chippewa (Red Lake and Pillager). n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:cpw
  6. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Ojibwe (Minnesota). n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:ojm

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEPronouns and Pronominal Categories in Southwestern Ojibwe. Schwartz, Linda; Dunnigan, Timothy. 1986. Pronominal Systems. oai:refdb.wals.info:4953
  2. ONLINEA Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language. Baraga, F. 1878. Beauchemin and Valois Publishers. oai:refdb.wals.info:5248
  3. ONLINEChippewa Language Dictionary: Red Lake and Pillager Bands Dialect. Schuster, Ronald J. 1970. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:5543
  4. ONLINEA concise dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Nichols, J.; Nyholm, E. 1995. University of Minnesota Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:5678
  5. ONLINEChippewa: a language of United States. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:ciw
  6. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Chippewa. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_ciw
  7. ONLINETesting intelligibility among Chippewa and Cree dialects. Gordon, Kent. 1965. SIL International. oai:sil.org:90217
  8. [Muskogean and Algonquin vocabulary]. Preston, William (researcher); Gatschet, Albert S. (researcher); Collins, Judson Dwight (J.D.) (consultant). [[undated]]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Preston.m001
  9. Oo min wah je moo win owh John. Buszard-Welcher, Laura. (:unas). California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Welcher.003.021
  10. ONLINEA Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language. Baraga, R. R. Bishop. 1878. Montreal: Beauchemin & Valois, Publishers. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ciw_book-2
  11. ONLINEA Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, explained in English. Baraga, R. R. Bishop. 1878. Montreal: Beauchemin & Valois, Publishers. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ciw_book-3

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINESongs from Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wisconsin. Brown, George; Catfish, Mrs.; Catfish, Willie; Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch; Link, Sam; Martin, John; Smart, Frank. 1952. 1956. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10979
  2. ONLINELarry Aitken audio recordings. Aitken, Larry; Jackson, Jim. 1980-1990. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10931
  3. ONLINEOjibwa discursive practices in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Jackson, Deborah Davis; Holappa, Ted. 1996. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10915
  4. ONLINESongs and Dances of Great Lakes Indians. Albert, Whitney; Brown, George; Buck, Gordie; Buck, Morris; Buck, Richard; Kenosha, David; Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch; Lewis, Thomas; Link, Sam; Martin, John; Miller, Huron; Pamptopee, Betty; Roberts, Wilson; Shagonaby, Susan; Shalifoe, Thomas; Smoke, Percy; Thomas, Eli. 1952-1956. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10887
  5. ONLINERecordings for study of the Shawnee, Kickapoo, Ojibwa, and Sauk-and-Fox. Littlecreek, Mr. 1951-1952. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10838
  6. ONLINEOjibwe materials, C. F. Voegelin Papers. Voegelin, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1906-1986; Seaman, John Nelson, 1915-; Williams, Angeline; Medler, Andrew; Nakanikan, Dan; Silas, Mrs. John B. circa 1925-1967, bulk circa 1940-1941. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10487
  7. ONLINEOjibwe materials, Alfred Irving Hallowell Papers. Hallowell, A. Irving (Alfred Irving), 1892-1974; Berens, William, 1866-1947; Berens, Gordon; Bigmouth, Adam; Watrous, B.; Keeper, John; Keeper, Alec. 1932-1949. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10343
  8. ONLINEOjibwe materials, Maureen Matthews Papers. Belanger, Virginia; Berens, Alex; Berens, Edmond; Berens, Gordon; Berens, John; Berens, Percy; Bignell, Darren; Bignell, Quintin; Bittern, Alan; Bittern, Atoine; Brown, Jennifer S. H., 1940-; Butikofer, Gary; Constant, Peter; Courchene, Viola; Crow, Joseph; Crowe, Joyce; Demery, Virginia; Everett, Kenneth; Everett, Oliver; Flett, Moses; Flett, Stanley; Francis, Eva; Green, Ida; Green, Walter; Keeno, Jacob; Keeper, Mary Anne; Laughlin, Joel; Levesque, Elizabeth; Levesque, Galani; Levesque, Rita; Matthews, Maureen Anne, 1949-; Neufeld, Henry; Owen, Annette; Owen, Charlie George; Owen, David; Owen, Elaine; Owen, Elizabeth; Owen, Jacob; Owen, James; Owen, Kenneth; Owen, Louis; Owen, Moses; Owen, Nelson; Owen, St. John; Owen, Yellowbird; Owen, Walter; Pascal, Boushey; Pascal, Elizabeth; Pettipas, Cathy; Prince, Thomas, Jr.; Rattlesnake, Harriet; Raven, William; Richthammer, John; Ross, George; Roulette, Roger; Simmons, Kyle; Simmons, Margaret; Stevenson, Laurence; Strang, George D.; Strang, James; Strang, Mangoose; Strang, Sugashki; Swain, Rebecca; Swan, Margaret; Thompson, Mark; Thomas, William; Traverse, Miles; Williams, Alice; Young, Louis. 1955-2011 (bulk 1992-2011). Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10284
  9. ONLINEOjibwe materials, American Philosophical Society Historical and Literary Committee, American Indian Vocabulary Collection. Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823. circa 1820s. American Philosophical Society Historical and Literary Committee, American Indian Vocabulary Collection. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9684
  10. ONLINEOjibwe materials, Paul Radin papers. Radin, Paul, 1883-1959; Pontiac, Jim. Undated. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9641
  11. ONLINEOjibwe materials, ACLS collection. Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967; Pierce, Joe E.; Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950; St. Germaine, Ted. 1938; 1951-1952. ACLS Collection (American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society). oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9527
  12. ONLINESketches of a Tour to the Lakes. McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859; Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858; Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864; Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849. 1826. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9486
  13. ONLINEOjibwe materials, Phillips Fund Collection. Beckett, Kristen M.; Ettawageshik, Jane, 1915-1996; Gills, Bradley; Hele, Karl; Jackson, Deborah Davis; Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch; Morse, Stephanie Gamble; Pollak, Margaret; Powers, William K.; White, Bruce; Wishart, Robert. 1948, 1967-1968, 1985, 1993-1997, 2012-2015. Phillips Fund for Native American Research Collection. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9296

Other known names and dialect names: Central Minnesota Chippewa, Minnesota Border Chippewa, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Red Lake Chippewa, Southwestern Ojibwa, Upper Michigan-Wisconsin Chippewa

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