Oji-Cree
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Oji-Cree is an Algonquian Indigenous language spoken primarily by the Oji-Cree people in parts of northern Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oji-Cree canonical | 4 |
| Northwestern Ontario Oji-Cree | 1 |
| Oji-Cree language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2588204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oji-Cree Context triple: [Indigenous languages of Canada, includesLanguage, Oji-Cree]
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A.
Plains Cree
Plains Cree are a major subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the central plains of Canada and known for their Algonquian language dialect and plains Indigenous culture.
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B.
Nlaka'pamux
The Nlaka'pamux are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, whose traditional territory includes the Fraser Canyon region.
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C.
Ojibwe
The Ojibwe are a large Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, traditionally inhabiting areas around the Great Lakes and central Canada, known for their rich oral traditions, birchbark canoes, and intricate beadwork.
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D.
Swampy Cree
Swampy Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the swamp and lowland regions of northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas, with a distinct dialect and cultural practices.
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E.
Atikamekw language
The Atikamekw language is an Indigenous Algonquian language spoken by the Atikamekw people of Quebec, Canada, and is closely related to Cree and other Central Algonquian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oji-Cree Target entity description: Oji-Cree is an Algonquian Indigenous language spoken primarily by the Oji-Cree people in parts of northern Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.
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A.
Plains Cree
Plains Cree are a major subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the central plains of Canada and known for their Algonquian language dialect and plains Indigenous culture.
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B.
Nlaka'pamux
The Nlaka'pamux are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, whose traditional territory includes the Fraser Canyon region.
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C.
Ojibwe
The Ojibwe are a large Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, traditionally inhabiting areas around the Great Lakes and central Canada, known for their rich oral traditions, birchbark canoes, and intricate beadwork.
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D.
Swampy Cree
Swampy Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the swamp and lowland regions of northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas, with a distinct dialect and cultural practices.
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E.
Atikamekw language
The Atikamekw language is an Indigenous Algonquian language spoken by the Atikamekw people of Quebec, Canada, and is closely related to Cree and other Central Algonquian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
First Nations language ⓘ Indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cree language
ⓘ
Anishinaabemowin ⓘ
surface form:
Ojibwe language
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ininīmowin
ⓘ
surface form:
Anishininimowin
Ojibwe ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ojibwe
Oji-Cree people ⓘ
surface form:
Oji-Cree Anishinaabe
Severn Ojibway ⓘ Chippewa ⓘ
surface form:
Severn Ojibwe
|
| hasAncestor |
Cree
ⓘ
Ojibwe ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Island Lake Oji-Cree
ⓘ
Oji-Cree self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Ontario Oji-Cree
Chippewa ⓘ
surface form:
Severn Ojibwe
|
| hasGrammaticalCategory |
animacy distinction
ⓘ
locative case suffixes ⓘ number marking ⓘ obviative third person ⓘ person marking on verbs ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrastive vowel length ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ojs ⓘ |
| isOfficialIn | some First Nations band governments ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Central Algonquian ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Algonquian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Algonquian
|
| partOf |
Algic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Algic language family
|
| region |
Northern Manitoba
ⓘ
Northern Ontario ⓘ |
| scriptVariant |
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
ⓘ
surface form:
Oji-Cree syllabics
|
| spokenBy |
Cree peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Anishinaabe peoples
Oji-Cree people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Manitoba ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | head-marking ⓘ |
| usedBy | Oji-Cree communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
community media
ⓘ
education in some Oji-Cree communities ⓘ religious contexts ⓘ |
| wordOrder | flexible ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Canadian Aboriginal syllabics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oji-Cree Description of subject: Oji-Cree is an Algonquian Indigenous language spoken primarily by the Oji-Cree people in parts of northern Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oji-Cree language
subject surface form:
Central Canada
this entity surface form:
Northwestern Ontario Oji-Cree