Algonquian Language in Wisconsin
If you’re from Wisconsin, you have likely been subjected to a number of awful jokes and criminal mispronunciations involving our place names. From Wauwatosa to Manitowish, our “most difficult” to say place names often have origins in one of many Indigenous languages in Wisconsin. The Algonquian languages tend to be the most common, particularly Ojibwe and its relatives – Menomonee, Potawatomi, and Cree. Though not quite as common, […]
