Shoshone

Shoshone

Shoshone or Shonshoni is an Uto-Aztecan language spoken in Nevada, Utah, Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming in the USA by about 3,000 people, a few hundred of whom
speak the language fluently. The main dialects of Shoshone include
Western Shoshone, which is spoken in Nevada, Gosiute in western Utah,
Northern Shoshone in southern Idaho and northern Utah, and Eastern
Shoshone in Wyoming.

The majority of Shoshone speakers are elderly, however there are
a number of efforts to revive and revitalise the language among
younger Shoshone people. The University of Utah, for example, is
running the Shoshone Youth Language Apprenticeship Program.

The two main spelling systems for Shoshone are known as Crum-Miller,
which was developed in the 1970s, and the Idaho State University
system, which was developed in the early 21st century.

Shoshone pronunciation

Shoshone alphabet

Links

Information about the Shoshone language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshone_language
http://www.native-languages.org/shoshone.htm
http://www.alsintl.com/blog/shoshone-language/

Learn Shoshone language
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1628033/learn_shoshone_language/

Shonshoi Online Dictionary
http://www.shoshonidictionary.com/shoshonidictionary.asp

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