Although sometimes described as a separate language, Severn Ojibwa is most accurately described as a dialect of the larger Ojibwe language complex with a number of distinctive innovations in addition to an increment of vocabulary borrowed from Cree and a modest amount of Cree morphology [REF].
It has been noted that, along with Algonquin and Odawa, Severn Ojibwa " .. show[s] many distinct features, which suggest periods of relative isolation from other varieties of Ojibwe."