Language

Chippewa

Chippewa is a language in the Algic family spoken in Canada and United States.

New Testament

Scripture in Chippewa

The New Testament is reported in Chippewa.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Chippewa is spoken

  • Canada
  • United States

See Chippewa on the language map

About Chippewa

Part of
Ojibwa (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Algic
ISO 639-3 code
ciw
Glottocode
chip1241
Also known as
Chippewa: Central Minnesota

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Chippewa as a whole.

  • Central MinnesotaNo known Scripture
  • Minnesota BorderNo known Scripture
  • Red Lake ChippewaNo known Scripture
  • Turtle Mountain ChippewaNo known Scripture
  • Upper Michigan-WisconsinNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.