Native Languages of the Americas

Native Languages of the Americas is a small non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting indigenous languages of the Americas. On this blog we respond to selected questions about Native American languages, folklore, and traditions that have been submitted to us.

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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Blackfoot Numerals

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Q : Thank you for your page about the Blackfoot alphabet . But I only see letters on the chart, not numbers. How do you write numbers in Bla...

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Mohawk Diacritical Marks

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Q : On your website you give the Mohawk word for "bear" as Ohkwa:ri. On another website it says the word is spelled Ohkw á:ri with...

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The letter "8"

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Q : In the section: How is the Abenaki tribe organized? in the final sentence, it reads "The leader or chief of each Abenaki band...

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Sunday, September 27, 2015

O's with nasal hooks

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Q : I found the Apache word "Ts'iłsǫǫsé" which I would like to know how to pronounce. Using your online guide, I can figure ou...

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Quinault pronunciation

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Q : I was looking for a Quinault pronunciation guide on your website but there doesn't seem to be one. Can you please tell me how an ups...

Friday, January 10, 2014

Mohawk Spelling

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Q : Hi, I was wondering if you could help me with the proper spelling for the word family in the Mohawk language. I was told it was spelt A...

Friday, October 18, 2013

Chief Seattle

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Q : Can you tell me what's the proper way to spell Chief Seattle's name? Some places say Seattle but others say Si'ahl. A : T...

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Native Languages of the Americas: Welcome to our blog! Native Languages of the Americas is a small non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting indigenous languages of the Americas, particularly through the use of Internet technology. We make small grants to Native language preservation projects, and we create Internet and classroom resources to support language learning programs. Let us know how we can help your community's language projects today!

We are using this blog for a question and answer forum to publicly respond to selected questions that have been submitted to us. Although we have speakers and learners of more than 40 different Native American languages in our organization, we do not know everything and we welcome additions and corrections. Wado, miigwech, pilamaya ye, and thanks to all!

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