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a PBS website
info, translations, names, links lots of info lots of info from "COWASUCK BAND of the PENNACOOK-ABENAKI PEOPLE" old book
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks info from World Language Resources (WLR) a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Wikipedia article
numbers in MANY, MANY different languages lots of info  A SIMPLIFIED DESCRIPTION OF APACHE PRONUNCIATION
a detailed look info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them |
"The Athabascan languages formerly spoken in the northern third of Mendocino and the southern half of Humboldt counties in northwestern California fall into three broad groups of closely related dialects: Hupa-Chilula, Mattole-Bear River, and Eel River (including Cahto and the "Kuneste" (from koneest'ee', person) dialects: "Lassik", Nongatl, Sinkyone, Wailaki). Of these languages only Hupa is still spoken." a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of associated languages a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them audio samples, phonetics, bibliography, etc. info from the WLR info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them old book
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Cayuga
basic info
old book
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a short list of words lots of Cherokee words and other things, as well the syllabary, too -
A nice Cherokee language page hear it and say it "Learn the words in these lessons and use them often. Nothing is better than constant use. Have Fun!" |
Comox
basic info
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them syllabics, lessions, stories & poems detailed chart lectures, info and links both fonts can be downloaded here info from the WLR pictures for both nouns and words  Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
a copy of a 1874 book in French on the Cree language info from the WLR lots of info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the WLR lots of info in PDF (Adobe Reader) format a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them numerous language programs here So.Dakota State Univ. language course info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them DE PROVERBIO: An Electronic Journal of International Proverb Studies
a scholarly paper on Indian sterotypes (mainly negative) & the usage of Indian images in English a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the WLR Dena'ina
many words in this language from the University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Info from Wikipedia
check out: "Currently Funded Projects" very detailed from the Wikipedia site info from the WLR wav files Eskimo-English Dictionary
no longer being updated a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks info from the WLR info from the WLR
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Haida
basic info info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them lots of info info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the Ho-chunk or Winnebago a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the WLR info from the WLR Wikipedia page in Spanish alphabet, numbers, verbs, words, etc... links and info info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them old book
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a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
Klamath-Modoc
basic info Koasati
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Samuel Brown's nice site on the Kumeyaay language (southern California, northern Mexico) Kumiai
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Kuskokwim upper
basic info from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kutenai
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Kwakiutl
basic info a language course: "The Silent Way" (YouTube) many differnet Lahkota words & pronuciations a very useful website with some online learning material instructions from VIP they offer lots of material for sale a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them classifications |
listing on the numbers of people speaking what Indian languages a list very detailed chart Lillooet
basic info lots of info from Wikipedia
LUISEÑO
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Maidu, northwest
basic info Mountain Maidu
basic info Makah
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Mandan
basic info Maricopa
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a long list of words a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them sounds, pronunciation, etc. hear it and say it an audio file Wikipedia site |
Menomini
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a learned study a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a very good Miami resource page short list a bit of information a project to facilitate and encourage the preservation, promotion, and research of Miami Nation history, culture and language. enter the word you want
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them searchable a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them old book
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Mikasuki
basic info mingo words, alphabet, pronunciation, etc Miwok
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Mohave
basic info Mohawk Words - Various Samples
no longer being updated hear it and say it from a stela found near La Mojarra in Veracruz a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
Mono
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them old book
scholarly paper by Scott DeLancey - PDF old book
Munsee
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them including several Indian ones |
Grammars, Dictionaries, Texts, Current Materials, Courses, Mailing List lots of information and links A Catalogue of Pre-1840 Nahuatl Works Held by The Lilly Library information in Spanish
an audio file and more, including audio files lessons in Spanish Aztec Language: Nahuatl
detailed site - no longer being updated a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Nasakapi
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
from U.C.Davis Native American Languages
links to: Abenaki, Cheyenne, Inuit, Navajo, Ojibwe,& Pueblo some Plains Indians signs "home of the Speakers of the Earth Native American Languages Learning Programs" Native Moons - the months of the years
an excellent site with many "Moon" names - not updated since 1997 Navajo - Dine - GeoNative
lots of Navajo words "The students are 'immersed' in Navajo at school, particularly in the first two years of the program" a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
copy of old book
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Nisenan
very basic info including several Indian ones a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info from the tribe's website a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them 1 to 10 in many different languages including Cherokee and Chinantec 1 through 5 in many different native languages old book
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a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Ojibwe - see also Anishinaabe "This page explains a few elements of the Ojibwe language course series at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus" a Yahoo group on this language (members only) nice
old book
old book
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info on the La Mojarra Stela "Omaha-Ponca is the language of the Omaha (UmaNhaN) and Ponca (PpaNkka) nations. a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them old book
detailed article in PDF format a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them lots of info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them scholarly paper
old book
"Their bilingual program was established through allocations of tribal funds in 1992" a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them |
Plains Indian Sign Language
"A Memorial to the Conference, September 4-6, 1930, Browning, Montana" with some examples Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
Plains Indian Sign Language
a few examples Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
including several Indian ones a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them detailed PDF page in Spanish lots of information A grammar of Potawatomi
basic structure & some numbers the continuing efforts of Jim McKinney and Smokey McKinney A HREF="http://web.archive.org/web/20000817203452/www.ukans.edu/~kansite/pbp/books/dicto/dicto_en.html">English--Potawatomi
lots of info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them "a variety of materials related to the languages and cultures of the Maya of Guatemala" a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Quechan
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
Shawnee Language
a long list of words Shawnee Names
many names and descriptions a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the Univeristy of Utah
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a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info on this group and their efforts "by George Gibbs from CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 1877" a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them works "to lay out a blueprint of policy changes, educational reforms, and community initiatives to stabilize and revitalize American Indian and Alaska Native languages" "a project of the Taino Inter-Tribal Council Inc"
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks from the University of Alaska Fairbanks from the University of Alaska Fairbanks detailed PDF page in Spanish a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them including several Indian ones
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Language resources from www.Alaskool.org lots of words listed from www.Alaskool.org basic info from the University of Alaska Fairbanks |
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Tsimshian
basic info from the University of Alaska Fairbanks a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a list of names from Indian languages a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
photos to show words Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
Universal Survey of Languages
Lots of info on languages a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them also an interesting article Ute Words
some words part of a large catalog a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Wikipedia page a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them old book
including several Indian ones including several Indian ones a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them |
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