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.

Monday, December 7, 2015

Muskogee Words

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Q : Hello I'm learning to speak Muskogee. I'm trying to get back with my culture. I was wondering how you say "I love you"...

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Monday, November 16, 2015

Inuit Giants

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Q : I read that according to Inuit legends, the first people of Nunavut, who lived there before the Inuit, were giants. Do you know whether ...

Monday, November 9, 2015

Gitche Gumee

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Q : I would like to know whether Gitche Gumee is a true Ojibwa name and if the popularly accepted translation is accurate. A : Thank you ...

Friday, October 16, 2015

Blackfoot word for wolf?

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Q : Hi, on your Blackfoot vocabulary page you said the Blackfoot word for "wolf" is Omahkapi'si. But on another site I saw it ...

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, September 26, 2015

Black Hawk

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Q : An old Sauk woman told us that Black Hawk's name was mistranslated into English and should really be He-Who-Walks-In-The-Shadow-Of-...

Friday, September 11, 2015

Hopi congratulations

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Q : Can you please tell me how to say "Congratulations!" in the Hopi tongue? A : Interestingly, our Hopi speakers agree that th...

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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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