Miami is Spoken
myaamia iilaataweenki ("Miami is Spoken") is a two-part, audio CD set that comes with a companion booklet.
These CDs include pronunciations of an assortment of terms in the Miami-Illinois language:
- Vocabulary
- Phrases
- Conversation
- Miami origin story
- Richardville’s version of the Lord's prayer
The content and format of this product came about at the request of language students who wanted an audio resource organized by semantic domain.
Participants
- Gary Spencer: Miami University student (production)
- Julie Olds: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (voice)
- George Strack Sr.: Miami Nation of Indiana (voice)
- Daryl Baldwin: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (voice)
- Scott Shoemaker: Miami Nation of Indiana (voice)
- Jarrid Baldwin: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (voice)
Learn These Terms
- Time and numbers
- Weather
- Directions
- Foods and household objects
- Body parts and clothing
- Color terms
- People terms
- Tribal names and kinship
- Mammals, birds, insects, fish, amphibians, and reptiles