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.

Friday, April 6, 2018

Pronunciation of "Acaxee"

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Q : How do you pronounce "Acaxee?" A : Good question. Unfortunately, the answer is no one knows for sure. The Acaxee language has ...

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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Friday, March 11, 2016

Amahuaca wife-beating sticks?

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Q : I was on the museum website and I saw striped sticks of the Amahuaca tribe which were called "wife-beating sticks." What is th...

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Gvlieliga

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Q : What is the meaning and language of the word gvlieliga? A : It's Cherokee. It's a polite comment similar to the English phras...

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Saturday, January 2, 2016

Pennacook Language

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Q : Hello. Not sure if I have the right person. But I was wondering how you say grandmother, Nana in Pennacook. Thank you A : Unfortun...

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 ...

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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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