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a discussion of the language and some translations "The words in these lists have been collected from many sources, some are Western Abenaki and some are Eastern Abenaki" list of learning aids for this language info, translations, names, links lots of info lots of info from "COWASUCK BAND of the PENNACOOK-ABENAKI PEOPLE" 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 list of learning aids for this language from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
list of learning aids for this language list of learning aids for this language info from World Language Resources (WLR) a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
lots of info
numbers in MANY, MANY different languages lots of info  A SIMPLIFIED DESCRIPTION OF APACHE PRONUNCIATION
a detailed look list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language 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 a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language Cayuga
basic info
list of learning aids for this language 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 more than a few, from Raven's Tsalagi page "Here you can learn some basic Cherokee phrases and words" lots of Cherokee words and other things, as well nicely done the syllabary, too -
A nice Cherokee language page hear it and say it several lessons from the Cherokees of California, a history, too a Cherokee Dictionary & pronunciation guide "Learn the words in these lessons and use them often. Nothing is better than constant use. Have Fun!" list of learning aids for this language lots of links lots of info |
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Cheyenne Language Web Site
pronunciation guide, and other useful information the Southern dialect list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR what's available audio tape program just enter the word you want
Cheyenne language pages
no longer being updated a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them translations and brief background instructions from VIP list of learning aids for this language 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 "Kahta Mamook Kopa Chinook Wawa - How to speak Chinook - Common Phrases & Words - An introduction to using Chinook" lots of info & links
list of learning aids for this language 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 info from the WLR list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
list of learning aids for this language 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 describes their efforts & projects list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR |
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 list of learning aids for this language list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR lots of info "Lessons in Spelling, Reading, and Defining" a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language 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 language lessons, etc. So.Dakota State Univ. language course list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR Dena'ina
many words in this language from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
list of learning aids for this language |
What Is to Be Done, and Why? check out: "Currently Funded Projects" very detailed
from the Wikipedia site list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language
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 list of learning aids for this language from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
list of learning aids for this language Haida
basic info info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
list of learning aids for this language list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR info from the WLR Wikipedia page in Spanish alphabet, numbers, verbs, words, etc... links and info list of learning aids for this language info from the WLR a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them |
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them good break down, in English and Spanish very detailed site from The Inquiry Net Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
several pages of descriptions from El Centro College Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
Dictionaries and Grammars list of learning aids for this language from the "National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning"
"developed by missionaries stationed in the Arctic regions, enabling the Inuit to record their history" from www.Alaskool.org from Alaskool from Alaskool.org 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 Iowa-Oto
basic info
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Kalapuya
basic info
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them info on Mohawk 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 Karok
basic info list of learning aids for this language Kashaya
basic info on this Southwestern Pomo language Kaska
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Kato
basic info list of learning aids for this language 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 shows a few examples of both Keresan and ASL for the same word Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
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list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them by Olli Salmi list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them
Klamath-Modoc
basic info list of learning aids for this language Koasati
basic info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language a language course: "The Silent Way" (YouTube)
many differnet Lahkota words & pronuciations a very useful website with some online learning material instructions from VIP list of learning aids for this language they offer lots of material for sale a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a few links classifications |
listing on the numbers of people speaking what Indian languages detailed listing who, how many and where the language is spoken who, how many and where who, how many and where who, how many and where who, how many and where who, how many and where who, how many and where who, how many and where who, how many and where who, how many and where a list very detailed chart list of learning aids for this language Lillooet
basic info a chart showing relationships & links to show what languages are from what base 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 list of learning aids for this language from University of Oregon
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. a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them "one of the divisions of the Miami-Illinois-speaking Illinois alliance" list of learning aids for this language searchable a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Mikasuki
basic info mingo words, alphabet, pronunciation, etc list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language 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 lots of info scholarly paper by Scott DeLancey - PDF Munsee
basic info side-by-side listing 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 1st of several pages a search engine for an annual publication 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 photos to show words Co-Link of the Month for September 2002
"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" list of learning aids for this language information about this CD a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them an article in "Science" July, 1997
list of learning aids for this language Under Construciton 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 two books from the tribe's website nice links page from yourDictionary.com 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 |
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 info on differnet subjects "This page explains a few elements of the Ojibwe language course series at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus" a review of this book list of learning aids for this language a Yahoo group on this language (members only) nice list of learning aids for this language 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. Although shared by two nations, it is treated as a single language because mutual comprehension is complete." list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them 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 list of learning aids for this language lots of info list of learning aids for this language resources for learning this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them scholarly paper more links on this language
"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 "according to the XI Censo General de Población y Vivenda, 1990" lots of information A grammar of Potawatomi
basic structure & some numbers the continuing efforts of Jim McKinney and Smokey McKinney list of learning aids for this language 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
list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language a discission of the Muscogee (Creek) and Miccosukee languages and a some words 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 list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them orthography and new words list of learning aids for this language list of learning aids for this language |
excellent source of information "A set of characters for use in current phonemic transcriptions and popular orthographies of Siouan languages", etc. excellent source of information list of learning aids for this language
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" list of learning aids for this language "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 list of learning aids for this language list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language including several Indian ones list of learning aids for this language
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 a list of words from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
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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 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 list of learning aids for this language list of learning aids for this language 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 "An On-line Tzotzil Grammar" (a Maya language) 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 list of learning aids for this language an interesting article also an interesting article Ute Words
some words part of a large catalog The title says it all 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 including several Indian ones including several Indian ones a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language |
list of learning aids for this language a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them list of learning aids for this language list of words their language page lots of languages and info a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them Links to info on Cherokee, Choctaw, Costanoan, Cree, Dakota, Inuit, Iroquois, Lakota, Mayan, Navajo, Ojibwe, Oneida, Osage, & Quecha a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them including several Indian ones list of learning aids for this language 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 list of learning aids for this language 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
a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them some basic information from the FAMSI site a detailed listing of all languages & who speaks them |
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