![]() ![]() What are existing projects your program/institution is working on? The COVID-19 pandemic has only complicated issues: we had iPhone requests for two (2) speakers before pandemic, but due to shutdowns were furloughed without phones FaceTime seems easiest. Another challenge is getting everybody on the same page, cooperating, logistical issues. Monolinguals often cannot participate (technological barriers, difficulty in communicating due to hearing or seeing or dementia). What are challenges your program/institution has faced? Together, the CLCPC and the CN Language Department will work to revitalize and reclaim the Comanche language. For updates and further information about using the Comanche language app, please see our departmental webpage at our language page at our Facebook page for Comanche Nation Language Department Comanche Nation Language Department works with the Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee (CLCPC) to certify language teachers. Comanche language course has launched on the Memrise website and app: and continues to be updated with new levels. Language workshops are being planned to take place. Kathryn Pewenofkit Briner was hired in January 29, 2019, as Director of Language Planning and Development, completing coursework for a second doctorate that focuses specifically on the Comanche language and revitalization. The Comanche Tribal Council approved the creation of a new language department on the budget in 2018. Dr. Our mission is to revitalize and reclaim the Comanche Language and to help our people speak and think in Comanche in our own unique ways. Please provide a brief description (approximately 5 sentences) about your program/institution. mailing address, website, Facebook Page, etc.)? What is the contact information for your program/institution (e.g. How long has your program/institution existed? How many staff members work for your program/institution? Sample and buy a CD with Christian hymns in the Comanche language.Ĭreated and Copyright 2005 by la fantôme.Which Tribal/Indigenous community is your program/institution affiliated with? They won't warn you, they won't argue you with you. If you say anything indicating you are not a Christian, they will delete your post. If you are not a Native American, they will not welcome you. Has active forums, including a section on the Comanche language. You can practice your raw numbers here! This activity does not include Comanche special characters, so just try to imagine them in your mind.ĭedicated to the Comanche tribe. the diminutive/endearment suffix -htsi?: tuibitsi, "brave," "young man." "Comanche-people (n um u) cow." Many compounds are formed with suffixes, e.g. kuhtsu, "cow" n um ukuhtsu?, "buffalo" i.e. There are primary and compound nouns: e.g. In citation form, Comanche nouns appear with the absolutive suffix -bi: toyabi, "mountain." The suffix is discarded when the noun is inflected in any way. Language word, "that which has been spoken"Ī Comanche band (those who talk (niw un u) big)Ĭoyote (one with yellow underarms having.) I'll get a font soon and probably duplicate this page with it. If you use HTML or message board codes, you should already know how to underline things. I'm just using HTML to produce strike-outs and underlines. They are the same as the voiced vowel, but they are like whispers. ![]() Voiceless vowels are indicated by underlining. Vowels that are doubled, like in on aa, are simply pronounced at length. Otherwise, you will find an accent on the stressed syllable, just like in Spanish. Normally, the beginning of the word is stressed. ? - glottal stop, as in uh-oh (also used as traditional question mark) T - t of s top sometimes pronounced as an 'r' P - same as English, but sometimes pronounced as 'b' I would also like to start making some interactive resources for this language and get it more onto the web where people can share it. ![]() The purpose here is to put as much info as possible of the Comanche language onto one page. Learn more about the background of the language in External Links. It is a Uto-Aztecan language of the Native American Comanche tribe. Mar úawe! Comanche is an endangered language with only 850 or less native speakers, mostly the elderly.
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