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Lesson 1: verbs and basic sentences

Here are some starting verbs and sentence structure simplified into easy graphics. If you have any questions please ask!

For the pronunciation, I am making a Spotify list for the audio.

If you want me to explain in the audio in greater detail I can also do that so both visual and audio learners can be covered.

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Anybody who knows more about Indigenous American languages have a deep dive on place name etymology in Dawntrail?

I know Xak Tel (& esp the X'braal) use Yucatan Maya names (tsoly is one way of transliterating the Maya word for cenote; cenote is derived from that word), & Urqopacha uses a lot of Quechua words. But I'm NOT at all well versed in indigenous languages of the Americas, so those are the only two I spotted. I'm especially curious about the languages referenced in Shaaloani.

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every time i see someone say that we should erase all other languages and make english the 'universal language' I'm reminded how ignorant and culturally insensitive some people are. to not be aware of the historical and cultural significance of a language in most cultures is bizarre. in erasing a language you would thus be erasing years of important history of a culture. i hope these people educate themselves before speaking on something they know nothing about simply because it would 'make their lives easier'. not to mention its so tone-deaf to the people who are fighting for language revitalization due to the historical language suppression of their ancestors.

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Salish Language with Shirley Trahan (2003) Pt. 1 and 2

Indented are video descriptions from SKC-TV on their respective YT videos

Salish Language Specialist Shirley Trahan of the Salish Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee teaches basic Salish Language at the SKC Media/KSKC TV studio recorded on October 14, 2003.

Salish Language Specialists Shirley Trahan of the Salish Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee teaches fundamental Salish words and phrases with guest Felicity McDonald taped in October, 2003 at the SKC Media/KSKC TV studio.

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The languages of the earliest Americans evolved in 4 waves, according to one expert.

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Are any of my followers familiar with Native American terms and terminology? Or know someone who is?

I'm from the UK and currently doing some research on a Welsh play from 1777 in which a character representing England is talking to a character representing a native group from Philadelphia. The play itself is possibly a satire on the American War of Independence. I'm aware of these historical events, but as I grew up in the UK I lack the cultural knowledge of these events. In Welsh, the character representing the native groups in Philadelphia calls her lands Caea (pronounced in Welsh phonetically as kai-ah). In Welsh the word 'cae' means field, perhaps this is relevant somehow?

Given that the text is from 1777, is in Welsh and seems to be making light of the atrocities of settlers towards native groups in America, it could just be a made up group name from some Welshman nearly 250 years ago. But I don't know nearly enough about Native American languages to connect the dots between any term or place.

I know enough to know that if there is a group being referred to here, they're likely speaking an Algonquin language. But I will be the first to say this is slightly out of my wheelhouse and would appreciate any help with this!

#I am also aware enough to know that Native American isn't the preferred term for every group #but I have used it here for consistency #Native American languages #algonquin #perhaps?#war of independence #native languages #indigenous languages #Philadelphia #pennsylvania #linguistics

Critically Endangered Language Introduction:

Spokane Language

Npoqínišcn

Some information about the Spokane language:

It’s critically endangered, meaning there are very few native speakers left, who are also elderly, and young people are not picking up the language, but the Spokane Tribe website offers language classes, so hopefully things are improving! Spokane doesn’t have its own original writing system, so a modified Latin script is used. You can read more about the Spokane and Salish languages and people on Wikipedia, here, here and here.

Example Words & Phrases ↓

Provided by Spokane Tribe at this link

ʔa x̣est skʷekʷst

Hello, good morning

ʔa x̣est sx̣lx̣alt

Hello, good day

ʔa x̣est sč̓luxʷ

Hello, good evening

ʔa x̣est skʷkʷʔec

Hello, good night

n̓em heł wíčtmn

I will see you again.