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| Shemtov Diglot Groupie United States Joined 4816 days ago 49 posts - 59 votes  Speaks: English*, Biblical Hebrew Studies: Mandarin, Japanese, Aramaic | Message 1 of 6 26 December 2012 at 7:59am | IP Logged |
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I'm not interested in learning one now, but I would definitly want to learn a Native American Language. I like too be 10 steps ahead, so I'm wondering what Native American Language has the best resources nd is most accessible?
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| Astrophel Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5734 days ago 157 posts - 345 votes Speaks: English*, Latin, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Cantonese, Polish, Sanskrit, Cherokee | Message 2 of 6 26 December 2012 at 8:07am | IP Logged |
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Navajo has the best resources by far, but it's not exactly accessible. After that, Ojibwe and Lakota, of
which I hear Lakota is easier. Cherokee is probably next, but I'm having an extremely frustrating time learning when the only quality resources are a dictionary and reference grammar. Sure, it LOOKS like there are some lessons and things, but they pretty much consist entirely of Dick-and-Jane sentence exercises and never get past that level...which would be useful at least for beginners, except that they pretty much just give you phrases to memorize with really bizarre morphological changes that are never explained, anywhere. This is extremely frustrating for anybody who actually wants to speak beyond a phrasebook level. Contrast that with Ojibwe, which has a Pimsleur course, and Lakota, which also has she audio course produced by a native speaker (malakota.com). Sure you can learn from a grammar, dictionary, and maybe some substandard resources...but if you're looking to avoid that kind of frustration, pick from Navajo, Ojibwe, or Lakota. Or join me in my endeavour to grasp Cherokee :D Edited by Astrophel on 27 December 2012 at 3:02am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| hrhenry Octoglot Senior Member United States languagehopper.blogs Joined 5132 days ago 1871 posts - 3642 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, ItalianC2, Norwegian, Catalan, Galician, Turkish, Portuguese Studies: Polish, Indonesian, Ojibwe | Message 3 of 6 26 December 2012 at 8:43am | IP Logged |
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I'm finding that available resources are an ever-changing thing.
When I last took a look, however briefly, at Ojibwe, I couldn't find all that many resources. Now, a year and a half later, there is much more available. I've also seen a fair amount for Cherokee, Cree and Potawatomi. There is also plenty out there now for the various Inuit languages. If by "Native American" you also are including Central and South America, there are many, many resources for indigenous languages, too. You just have to decide what it is you would like to study. R. == Edited by hrhenry on 26 December 2012 at 8:48am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| langslav Newbie United States slav.freemessageboar Joined 4381 days ago 24 posts - 31 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Russian, Albanian, German, Spanish | Message 4 of 6 26 December 2012 at 4:13pm | IP Logged |
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i posted These Links at non-main stream Language Thread
(good Map of Native Languages of N America) http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/rehling/nativeAm/ling.htm l ** http://www.gomyson.com/ (way cool website try the matching games) http://www.native-languages.org/arizona.htm http://navajolanguageacademy.org/nla.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_language http://www.native-languages.org/index.htm#tree ** my sister is a nurse in Flagstaff AZ (near the Navajo Reservation) and she is learning Navajo, whether she wants to or not, by working with People who come into the hospital. Navajo is quite a demanding language as far as i can tell so far. intense verbal system. any one want to start-up a N American Language group? Edited by langslav on 26 December 2012 at 4:15pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| langslav Newbie United States slav.freemessageboar Joined 4381 days ago 24 posts - 31 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Russian, Albanian, German, Spanish | Message 5 of 6 28 December 2012 at 11:33pm | IP Logged |
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http://www.native-languages.org/vocabulary.htm
This is an excellent resource page for a LOT of N American Indian Languages word Lists: Algonquian Language Family: (includes the following Languages) Abenaki/Penobscot, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Arapaho, Atikamekw, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cree, Etchemin, Gros Ventre, Kickapoo, Lenape/Delaware, Loup, Loup B, Lumbee/Croatan, Maliseet/Passamaquoddy, Menominee, Meskwaki/Sauk, Miami/Illinois, Mi'kmaq/Micmac, Mohegan/Pequot, Mohican/Stockbridge, Montagnais Innu, Munsee Delaware, Nanticoke, Narragansett, Naskapi, Ojibway/Chippewa/Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Powhatan, Shawnee, Wampanoag, Wiyot, Yurok Arawakan Language Family: (includes the following Languages) Achagua, Aikana, Amarizana, Amuesha, Anauya, Apurina, Arawak, Aruan, Ashaninka, Baniva, Baniwa, Bare , Baure, Cabiyari, Canamari, Caquetio, Caquinte, Carutana, Cawishana, Chamicuro, Chontaquiro, Curripaco, Garifuna, Guana, Guajiro, Guarequena, Guinao, Inapari, Inyeri, Irantxe, Island Carib, Jumana, Kariai, Karipuna, Machiguenga, Maipure, Manao, Mandawaka, Mapidian, Marawa, Marawan, Mariate, Mawakwa, Mehinaku, Mojo, Paicone, Palikur, Paresi, Pase, Paunaca, Piapoco, Piro, Resigaro, Saraveca, Shebayo, Taino, Tariano, Terena, Wainuma, Wapishana, Waraiku, Waura, Wirina, Xiriana, Yabaana, Yavitero, Yawalpiti, Yucuna Athabaskan Language Family: (includes the following Languages) Ahtna, Babine, Western Apache, Beaver, Carrier, Chipewyan/Dene, Clatskanie, Gwich'in, Haida, Hupa, Kato, Koyukon, Mattole, Navajo, Sarcee, Sekani, Tanana, Tlingit, Tolowa, Tututni, Wailaki Other Language Family(s) Listed on This Page, are: (Too many to List entire List) Barbacoan, Caddoan, Chibchan, Gulf Language Family, Hokan, Iroquoian, Jivaroan, Macro-Ge Language Family, Mayan, Muskogean, Oto-Manguean, Pano-Tacanan, Penutian Language Family, Salishan, Siouan Language Family, Tucanoan, Tupian, Uto-Aztecan, Wakashan, Other American Indian Languages, Other Native Languages of the Americas Edited by langslav on 28 December 2012 at 11:51pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| mmiller82 Newbie United States Joined 4532 days ago 4 posts - 5 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Spanish | Message 6 of 6 29 December 2012 at 3:52pm | IP Logged |
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Iñupiaq actually has a lot more resources than you think, It has an active amazing speaker bad that's willing
to Skype with you, (even if you are a caucasian kid from Philly), and a free Rosetta stone for even non heritage learners, and an insanely comprehensive dictionary that explains the grammar, uses, and every odd bit of the language (it's 1400 pages of pure info!). I found this after going to Barrow Alaska and falling in love with the language when I got back home, and it took a lot of work, but it's all out there free on the Internet, and I'm sure if you dig deep enough most are. Iñupiaq is also an Inuit language, and once you understand it, Inuktiktik is mutually intelligible, and Greenlandic is pretty understandable as well. Edited by mmiller82 on 29 December 2012 at 3:56pm 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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