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There is a surprisingly large number of native languages still spoken throughout North, Central and South America. It is a fact however that many of these languages are only spoken by a small number of people and many languages and dialects are endangered or close to extinction. Many have already become extinct.
The reasons for the decline are complex and many, one of them being that "English" (meaning the version spoken in North America) is permitted to be spoken in a lax and chaotic way, without regard to correct grammar, spelling or rules. This is a major failing of modern teaching in schools.
By contrast, the native languages are extremely specific in their grammar and young native speakers are afraid of making mistakes in their own language; elders who traditionally use these languages would not want to see them deteriorate in the same way that American English is allowed to do. This in turn puts young people off learning or using their native language for fear of making mistakes. They therefore use American English without fear of being considered "wrong".
There are many other reasons, historical, social and cultural.
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What Native American tribes live in Kentucky today?
There were many native American tribes that lived in Kentucky. A few of the tribes were the Cherokee, Yuchi, and Shawnee.
Did Sacagawea write?
No. She wouldn't have known how to write English and very few Native American tribes had a written language. So, to answer your question, no.
What is the washoe valley native American word for wolf?
The tribe today called Washoe (originally Waashiw) speak a language unrelated to any other - it is classed as "endangered" and very few native speakers remain. Happily there are now efforts to rescue the language and preserve its words.In Waashiw the word for wolf is tulí:ši' - you say toolee-shee'.
How do you say soul mates in ogalala souix?
The Native Languages website does not list how to say soul mates in the Ogalala Sioux language. Sadly, the Native American language is becoming a thing of the past, and only a few of the elders still speak it.
What is the translation of 'spirit' in one Native American language?
"Spirit" in a few native American languages: Cherokee................adanvdo Onondaga..............onigonra Cayuga...................sadǫnhetra Oneida....................atunhétsla Algonkin..................manito Menominee.............awae:tok Lakota....................nagi or wanagi or woniya or washichu Ojibwe....................achaag or achaak or aadisookaan or manidoo
What are the names of the tribes in Atacama Desert?
Before Incas moved into parts of the Atacama, the Atacameno tribe inhabited parts of the Desert. Few of the tribe remain today and those few have lost the native language.
What languages are spoken in the desert southwest?
The majority of the southwest people (United States) speak English, followed by Spanish. A few speak their Native American language and some immigrants speak their native Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, or others.
What is translation for the word teacher in native American?
The is no "Native American" language. There are hundreds of languages in dozens of unrelated language families.In Navajo, which is in the Southern Athabaskan family teacher is: bá'ólta'íThe marks above vowels mean they are high tone, Navajo is a tonal language like Chinese. The marks between are the consonant glottal stop. We have it only in a few places in English like in the middle of "Uh'oh"
Names of native American men?
tom, george, Jeff, Jason, Andrew, doug.... just to name a few of the many native American men I know......
How did british success in the french and Indian affect native American?
The colonists set up farms in native American areas where few Europeans had lived before
How do you say Little Bear in any native American language?
Little (small or young) bear in just a few native American languages: Lakota......................mahtociqala Crow.........................daxpitchee kalishta Hidatsa.....................nohpitsi karista Natick........................mosq wuskoshim Navajo.......................Shash yázhí
What language was spoken in the southwest Virginia?
The native language is American English. Some few learn a second language - Spanish, Latin, French and German are taught in some high schools) and some immigrants stlll speak the language they learned as children. Foreign student at the universities no doubt speak their native languages on occasion and Virginia has some foreign students from virtually every country in the world.englishENGLISH!They speak English
