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