eirinn14 wrote:Hi, I'm wondering if any of you could help me. I'm really interested in learning Navajo and/or Cherokee (Navajo after a long-standing interest in their language and history, Cherokee because I just like their syllabary ) but am having some trouble getting started. I was wondering if any of you could tell me
a) is it a stupid idea to learn both at once?
I have quite a few books for both languages in the 'Learning Resources' thread. Not sure if you check the thread out yet of not. If you're looking for recommendations I'd be happy to help. As for prices, I'm not sure what to say . . .b) if not, what are the best websites/books/resources for each or either? I have found a couple of books that look useful but for some reason Amazon is pricing them at upwards of £90...
c) with regards to Cherokee, is it most useful to learn the syllabary before any vocab and then learn how to say and write words at the same time, or to learn to speak first, or take a two-pronged approach?
eirinn14 wrote:Hi, I'm wondering if any of you could help me. I'm really interested in learning Navajo and/or Cherokee (Navajo after a long-standing interest in their language and history, Cherokee because I just like their syllabary ) but am having some trouble getting started.
księżycowy wrote:I'm not familiar with any online courses for Navajo, sorry.
księżycowy wrote:I suppose it would depend on what you consider "easy," what resources you'd want, and how far you'd want to get. But . . . .
For the three you mentioned, most of them have have some good textbooks and dictionaries. They also have collections of texts/traditional stories (with perhaps the exception of Cherokee).
But, on the hard side:
Navajo - very complex verbs, tones
Lakhota - tricky word order, odd verb formation
Cherokee - complex verbs, noun incorporation, syllabary
Most of those issues can be over come, but indigenous languages are still no walk in the park.
Though I'd also throw a few more in that have some great resources:
Cree, Oneida, Lushootseed. I could go on, but really I should let you pick.
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