This instruction module covers basic conversation. We offer this instruction as a starting point for those wishing to learn a few basic words.

Native Vision

Anishinaabemowin is spoken over a very wide geographical areas, so it is no surprise that it exists in many distiinguishable varieties, called dialects. The material reflected int his lesson ar from Basil Johnston and the Baawitigong area.

In the provinces of Quebec and (eastern) Ontario, Anishinaabemowin is spoken; along the shores of Lake Huron, and in Michigan, Odawa is spoken; in southeastern Ontario, there is Eastern Ojibwa; between these two dialects is Nipissing . In northern Ontario, there is Northern Ojibwe , and further north, Oji-Cree or Severn Ojibwe; in the area of Minnesota and Wisconsin, the variety is usually referred to as Ojibwe or Southwestern Ojibwe. In the boundary waters area between Minnesota and Ontario, extending west through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Plains Ojibwe or Saulteaux is found.