Wahta Kanien’kéha Language
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Language Learning Resources
Websites
Wahta Mohawks Community Language on Teachable
Language in the Family Unit and Language in the Workplace Unit
https://wahta-mohawks-community-learning.teachable.com/
Kanien’kéha Endangered Language Initiative: An open-source language revitalization website. Contains vocab words and phrases.
First Voices: Listen to Mohawk speakers pronounce Mohawk words. Also available in French/Mohawk.
https://bit.ly/2IXv6Fh
Omniglot Mohawk (Kanien’keha)
www.omniglot.com/writing/mohawk.htm
Books
One Thousand Useful Mohawk Words by David K. Maracle
(Available at Library or through Language Activator)
Kanyen’keha Tewatati: Let’s Speak Mohawk by David K. Maracle
(available at Library)
Mohawk: A Teaching Grammar by Nora Deering & Helga Harries Delisle
(available through Language Activator)
CD-ROM
Rosetta Stone levels 1 and 2 (CD-ROM) edited by Frank and Carolee Jacobs
(available through Language Activator – not compatible with newer Windows)
Phone Apps
Talk Mohawk, an iPhone app and Android app, includes words, phrases, and the Thanksgiving Address from Monica Peters and updated for 2014 through http://www.talkmohawk.com/
Kanehsatà:ke Mohawk – language app available in app store
Mohawk – Language App through Six Nations Polytechnic available in app store
YouTube Channels
First Nations TV: Onkwawen:na Tewateweienst
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0qO4zDW4Gk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf1htu4gCy4&t=41s
KOR Cultural Center
https://www.youtube.com/user/KORCulturalCenter
KahnawakeTV
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0oV4GRkKDq8IxNvmKfLTQg
Iakwahwatsiratatie Language Nest
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOvZwVk8-403HWjBC_3fmhA
Videos and Learning for Children
First Voices
Language words, games, and videos from First Voices – Kanien’kéha/ Mohawk
Children’s television series
KOR Cultural Centre
https://www.youtube.com/user/KORCulturalCenter
Tóta tånon Ohkwá:ri & Kanien’kéha Words Series
Kanien’kéha Beginner Level Self-led Language Learning
Sound Chart – Introduction
YouTube: Ionkwateweienhstonhátie – Kanien’kéha
Language Lessons / Sound Chart 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCS3s8wRQUc&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=1
Sound Chart – Vowels
YouTube: Kanien’keha Ionkwateweienhstonhatie Language Lesson 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM4U-24jbBQ&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=2
Sound Chart – Combination Vowels
YouTube: Kanien’keha Ionkwateweienhstonhatie Language Lesson 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICKGE30c9bc&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=3
Sound Chart – Combining Consonants with Vowels
YouTube: Kanien’keha Ionkwateweienhstonhatie Language Lesson 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za9CVRUeod0&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=4
Diacritical marks
YouTube: Kanien’keha Ionkwateweienhstonhatie Language Lesson 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M1zwsEGHvw&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=5
More Diacritical marks
YouTube: Kanien’keha Ionkwateweienhstonhatie Language Lesson 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NBt0kAWGRA&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=6
Even more Diacritical marks
YouTube: Kanien’keha Ionkwateweienhstonhatie Language Lesson 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv-QL9kSPmw&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=7
Introducing yourself
YouTube: Kanien’keha Ionkwateweienhstonhatie Language Lesson 12 introducing yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D4yoXT10PQ&list=PL0s5e8Xod6ZiWN1srJQH6EbGSvZxIxdXV&index=12
Greetings
YouTube: Mohawk Class – W1 – Greetings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85CKgyRLLas&list=PLAtl_FVMnFY-TKTAKaLdiYMtXrcrqkNVZ