Today’s joy was learning Praying Mantis in Cherokee.

ᏧᏓᎧᏂᏍᏗ (tsudakanisdi)
“the one who stares at you”

BBC: Can AI speak the language Japan tried to kill?. “In 2019, Japan legally recognised the Ainu as Indigenous people of the country through a bill that included measures to foster their inclusion and visibility. And now various projects aim to preserve and revitalise the language – including with the help of artificial intelligence.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/27/bbc-can-ai-speak-the-language-japan-tried-to-kill/

University of British Columbia: How language revitalization boosts Indigenous health. “In British Columbia, First Nations youth who speak their ancestral language are less likely to die by suicide. In Australia’s Northern Territory, community-led language initiatives are linked to better mental health outcomes. A growing body of research is reinforcing what many Indigenous communities have […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/16/university-of-british-culture-how-language-revitalization-boosts-indigenous-health/

âpihtawikosisân is back!!! With a fantastic project:

"I want to demonstrate that we don’t need a million dollar budget and a huge production team – and we certainly can’t wait for these things. I also strongly believe in creating a resource that is free to access. If you are an Indigenous person and Cree is one of your traditional languages, it is your birthright. The more opportunities that exist for you to reclaim that birthright, the better.”

https://apihtawikosisan.com/2025/06/making-the-cree-language-accessible-tapwe-kinitaweyihtenaw-ka-nehiyaweyahk/

I haven't been able to find Inuktitut classes, but I did find a course on the Mi'kmaq language. I signed up and will begin in September. There are also introductory classes here for Kanyen'keha (Mohawk) and Skarù•rę? (Tuscarora) languages. https://outdoorlearning.com/events/category/indigenous-language-learning/ #Linguistics #Language #IndigenousLanguage #ReIndigenize #DeColonize #Indigedon

gayi — hello
mayara — friend/countrymen
ngada — my name is …
#Munkubayi — aka #Burketown

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-13/indigenous-language-taught-in-outback-classrooms/105280598?

Whoa! Found this while organizing my closet. I bought this in the late 1990’s. Cherokee Nation still sells this too.

I learned some basic vocabulary that I never forgot but the missing component was taking a class with a fluent speaker. #cherokee #indigenouslanguage

Diné-led nonprofit immerses children in their native language - “Some think learning your own Indigenous language can hold you back in society,” Lee said. “We were kind of forced to believe that through the boarding school and assimilationist educational practices. So we’re trying to counter that now and show how learning your own Indigenous language is not going to hold you back. Actually, it’s the complete opposite.”

https://nmindepth.com/2025/dine-led-nonprofit-immerses-children-in-their-native-language/ #Diné #IndigenousLanguage #Indigenous #Language

I love looking through https://native-land.ca. I learn something new every time I go, usually by just clicking on one of the random articles on the side. It's pretty clear that it's a small team behind it, and I wish they had more resources to be able to put more indigenous languages on the map (literally!).

If you have some time on your hands and a passion for language, I'd highly suggest checking out their Volunteer page: https://native-land.ca/how-to-contribute/volunteer It's a lovely way to contribute to/learn about global Indigenous sovereignty and lift up marginalized voices. Each language is a worldview; we can learn so much if only we look for it!

Also this is Ariel; I'd post this on my profile but wandering.shop has a very small character allowance and I am way too long-winded for it, I have found :P

#IndigenousLanguage #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #NativeLand #LanguageRevitalization #Languages #Maps #Mapping @arielkroon

Question for anyone who is fluent in the #Cherokee (aka #TsaLaGi) language:

I'm looking for the words for Jew, Jewish, and Judaism. I've struck out with all of the standard dictionaries and lexicons, so instead I turned to the Cherokee New Testament (translated more than 100 years ago, so it has many words that aren't listed in dictionaries, and looked at some of the verses that use the word "Jew," in the hopes of figuring out which word is the right word.

I think I may have found it, but would appreciate if any Cherokee fluent folks could confirm this for me.

So anyway I think the word in Cherokee syllabary is: "ᎠᏧᏏ" but in phoenetics, it would be: "A-tsu-si"

I've seen two 7pm bulletins now with Greg Jennett, and something is obviously missing.

Yuma and yarra.

Is this just a thing Greg is not doing, or is ABC Canberra not doing it at all anymore? Why has it stopped?

new plan for #LanguageLearning from recording by an expert speaker, I see a pattern to work out for other verbs #LingítLanguage Tóow-–kaayí
Awé tle yéi ash yawskaa “Ha tsu héenx̱ g̱agú.”
Tsu héenx̱ woogoot.

(Speaker told hero to go into the water again. Then hero went into the water again)

gunalchéesh Taakw Kʼwatʼi who generously shared his knowledge

This is a post looking for that quirky bunch of friends (some on bluesky now) who enjoy #ContraDance #FolkMusic #MyAlaskaWx #FensterFriday #Yukon #IndigenousLanguage @thelmaleuba.bsky.social is one person I hope to reach this way Wider net includes #GregoryGardens #GirlScouts
#MDUSD #OccidentalCollege So if this works right, I write on Mastodon and folks can read on Mastodon AND on BlueSky. (but it might be a magic spell I havenʼt perfected yet)

Alaska moms couldn’t find Yup’ik children’s book so they made one themselves ️
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-s1-5090805/yupik-mom-in-alaska-creates-her-own-books-to-teach-her-kids-the-yupik-language

* mother/small business owner searched online/stores near home in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
* couldn't find books to teach her young children Yup’ik language
* Nikki Corbett/friend Katie O’Connor (illustrator/mother) created own Yup’ik alphabet coloring book
* 21,000 Alaskans identify as Yup’ik; 1/2 speak language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yup%27ik

Crystal passionately talks about her language, Chinuk Wawa. Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKMSTkbtPBk

@ScoterD I notice you too are studying #IndigenousLanguage. Which one? I am learning Likʷal̓a which is a southern dialect of Kʷakʷal̓a a Wakashan language. I am mamaɫa - white