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A well-defined regional dialect within the Ojibwe dialect complex, spoken in northwestern Ontario in communities on Severn River, Winisk River, and Sandy Lake. First-language use of Severn Ojibwe is high, but Cree also has cultural prominence in these communities.

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2008

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Ontario, Michigan. Northwestern Ontario in communities on Severn River, Winisk River, and Sandy Lake.

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Ontario, Michigan. Northwestern Ontario in communities on Severn River, Winisk River, and Sandy Lake.

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2010

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Canada;

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53.8141,-94.8977

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10,500

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10,500 (2001 census) (2013).

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2009

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Canada;

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Northern northwest Ontario into Manitoba.

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Northern northwest Ontario into Manitoba.

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"First-language use of Severn Ojibwe is high" (Golla 2007:78).

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2007

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Canada;

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Northwestern Ontario

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Northwestern Ontario

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2005

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Canada;

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53.0,-90.0

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