Chippewa

English + River Alternative forms en Chippeway Chippewe Etymology From en oj ojibwe Ojibwe/oj ᐅᒋᑉᐌ, specifically an eastern dialect with a reduced initial vowel. Compare earlier en Ojibwa. Attested in English from the mid 18th century. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chippewa.wav US Noun s * en US A member of the Ojibwe people. en Arland Thornton, Alphonse Pitawanakwat, Eric Hemenway, Lindsey Willow Smith, Linda Young DeMarco Anishinaabe Geography in the 1930 Decennial Census—and the Use of this Geography in Studying the 1900-1940 Attributes of Anishinaabe People 2022-05-05 4, 18 https://ssai.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Anishinaabe-Residence-and-County-Areas-220629.pdf The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and the Potawatomis (also known as the Bodéwadmis)—three interrelated groups that are sometimes collectively referred to as the Three Fires Confederacy. The Bureau observed a considerable decrease between 1910 and 1930 in the number of Chippewa reported for Michigan. https://web.archive.org/web/20261008101353/https://ssai.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Anishinaabe-Residence-and-County-Areas-220629.pdf 8 October 2026 Derived terms en Chippewa County en Chippewa Falls Proper noun en US The Ojibwe language. en 2020 Louise Erdrich The Night Watchman Corsair (2021) 119 All of these jobs and titles could be expressed in Chippewa. It was much better than English for invention, and irony could be added to any word with a simple twist. en Any of four <<rivers>>, one each in <<s/Michigan>>, <<s/Minnesota>>, and <<s/Wisconsin>>, and en a river p/Ontario. Derived terms en Chippewan Translations Ojibwe See also en Chipewyan References Chippewa n. and adj 31836 March, 2019 en Native American tribes