Wisconsin’s 12 tribal nations include three Indigenous language families:
- Algonquian (Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Menominee, Mohican, Munsee, Mohegan)
- Iroquoian (Oneida)
- Siouan (Ho-Chunk)
Ojibwe (Algonquian) is spoken by the 6 Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa, making it the most common First Nations language in Wisconsin.
Ojibwe (Ojibwa) has an ISO 639-1 language tag (oj) and an ISO 639-2 language tag (oj).
| Tribe | Language | Language Family |
| Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Ojibwe | Algonquian |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Ojibwe | Algonquian |
| ac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Ojibwe | Algonquian |
| Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Ojibwe | Algonquian |
| St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) | Ojibwe | Algonquian |
| Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Ojibwe | Algonquian |
| Forest County Potawatomi | Potawatomi | Algonquian |
| Menominee Indian Tribe | Menominee | Algonquian |
| Stockbridge-Munsee | Mohican, Munsee | Algonquian |
| Brothertown Nation | Mohegan | Algonquian |
| Oneida Nation | Oneida | Iroquoian |
| Ho-Chunk Nation | Ho-Chunk | Siouan |
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