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What is the simplest native American language for an English speaker to learn?
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∙ 11y ago
There is no native American language anywhere in the Americas that behaves in the same way as English; native grammars are generally far more complex than in English and in many native languages almost every word is a verb form (even nouns) or a predicate describing a verb form. Many words are composites that express an entire phrase in English. Unlike modern spoken English, where rules of grammar are largely ignored, native languages are extremely strict and firmly structured, so the change of even a single sound can alter the meaning.
Some of the American mountain men of the 1820s to 1840s expressed the opinion that Crow was the easiest language in the region to learn, but that was in comparison to some extremely difficult languages such as Flathead/Kalispel. Crow is certainly not easy for most English speakers.
Any language is made easier if you can converse with a native speaker and sadly many North and South American languages are currently almost extinct, with under 50 fluent native speakers left - others are already extinct, such as Natick, Powhatan and Mandan.
If you are serious about learning a native American language I would suggest you look at Ojibwe or Algonkin (Ojibwe is Chippewa in the USA); there are some useful websites and many good books which will teach you the correct pronunciation of words and the basics of grammar in those languages. It will be a challenge and no easy task, but these languages are still spoken and taught today, so you may have the opportunity to communicate with native speakers.
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