Formiko wrote:Anyone who attempts ANY Salishan language and can create a simple spoken sentence deserves my utmost respect, and should definitely tell the tribal chief. He may carve you a plaque
csjc wrote:If I go to UBC next year I will definitely try to take a course in Musqueam Salish
Struthiomimus wrote:I was listening to some of the lessons on kanutv earlier this week.
księżycowy wrote:I know is thread has gone necro, but still figured I'd post a link to some Halkomelem lessons here.
Struthiomimus wrote:Hey, Hey now. Not necro; the thread was just hibernating But thanks for giving it some life
księżycowy wrote:Some Lushootseed textbooks for sale: here. Just email them for pricing and such.
lacustrine wrote:have you tried these books out? Just wondering about the quality and depth of their material.
księżycowy wrote:Just got my Lushootseed textbooks and I must say I̓m very impressed! I'd highly recommend them!
księżycowy wrote:Just got my Lushootseed textbooks and I must say I̓m very impressed! I'd highly recommend them!
I listened to the sentence:
Łułałlil čəł ʔi tsiʔił słałədəyʔ ʔal tudiʔ
And I was hooked! (Try to say that five times fast! )
Now I have to resist the urge to start learning it for now. Must resist . . . . must resist . . .
lacustrine wrote:That's great! I would consider them too but I would want to know some more about them first. Do you think you will eventually have time to do a full review? I'm interested in knowing if they're more focused on conversation to the exclusion of grammar. Or do they cover both pretty well? What do you think?
Formiko wrote:Salishan languages always scared the stuffing out of me. How are you getting along?
1. Stab əẃə tiʔił. What is that?
Spaʔc tiʔił. That is a bear.
2. Stab əẃə tiʔił. What is that?
Sqigʷəc tiʔił. That is a deer.
3. Stab əẃə tiʔił. What is that?
Sʔuladxʷ tiʔił. That is a salmon.
4. Stab əẃə tiʔił. What is that?
Bəščəb tiʔił. That is a mink.
Struthiomimus wrote:I just came across this article on Lushootseed and thought of sharing it. It's not the most recent, but it''s still cool, I think:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201008 ... 3/-1/RSS02
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