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IntroductionMost people think of the Navajo code talkers when the word Navajo is brought up. I think of all the pain and suffering that they endured to still be able to speak their language and perform their ceremonies. Navajo is one of the Indigenous Languages that was not killed off by the Colonizers, and isContinue reading “DAY 089 NAVAJO”

Weather reportUnalaska IslandSunday 7:00 AMSnow25°FPrecipitation: 88%Humidity: 86%Wind: 12 mph Thank you – QuyanaaHappy birthday – Raazdinyaam UgutaaGood morning – Uvlaasatkun UvlaalluataqGood afternoon – Unnusatkun Unnuksraalluataq Aleut Language (Unangan, Unangax, Aleutian, Alutiiq) Language: Aleut is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken along the Aleutian Island chain of Alaska and islands off the coast of Siberia, and in theContinue reading “DAY 088 Alutiiq ALEUT #me”

Māori is also known as Te Reo. Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the indigenous population of Te Ika-a-Māui and Te Waipounamu (New Zealand). Māori is closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian. Māori was recognized as one of the government of New Zealand’s official languages in 1987. WordsKia ora –Continue reading “DAY087 MāORI Te Ika-a-Māui and Te Waipounamu.”

WordsBonjou – Hello (before noon)Bonswa – Hello (after noon)Wi – YesNon – NoSouple – PleaseMwen – IYo – TheyZanmi – FriendKoulè – ColorRèl – Cry PhrasesKijan ou rele? – What is your name?N a we! – See you later!Bon bagay – Good stuffMèsi – Thank YouPa gen pwoblem – No problem Weather reportPort-au-Prince, HaitiSundaySunny89°FPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:Continue reading “DAY 086 HAITIAN CREOLE”

IntroductionIndigenous People of the North are often called Eskimos. But Eskimo is a slur. Eskimo means “Eater of raw meat.” Would you want to be called that? Yup, I didn’t think so. That’s why we, the Indigenous people, want to be called by our nation or tribe’s name, not a slur. So now we talkContinue reading “DAY 084 INUVIALUKTUN”

IntroductionThe Makah peoples Indigenous language is Qʷi·qʷidiččaq, which means ‘Makah Language’ or ‘speaking Makah’. Qʷi·qʷidiččaq belongs to the Wakashan language family. In 2002 (20 years ago) the last fluent native speaker died, since then the Makah language has not been spoken as a first language. Sad, huh? How languages can go extinct from the genocideContinue reading “DAY 083 MAKAH – ajdezigatr”

Introduction Hellooooooooo. Today is a good day to learn Mixtec. Oh and by the way Mixtec is a Indigenous language from Mexico (kinda southwest of Mexico City) in the region of Oaxaca. It is really cool how some languages can withstand the pressure of the invading language, in this case Spanish from Spain. But stillContinue reading “DAY 082 MIXTEC whoa-hawk-a”

Weather reportIqaluit, NU, Canada-29°FLow: -29°FHigh: -24°FPrecipitation: 2%Humidity: 69%Wind: 3 mphTuesday 4:00 PMIce crystals IntroductionHi! We’re back! After a looong winter break. But now we are gonna keep doing the webpage! There are only 2 more weeks until we start changing up the webpage format. But back to the topic. 🙂 The name for the languageContinue reading “DAY081 INUIT – head North, head Home”