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Here they are, some long-awaited sound files by Spilledi. Start practicing how to count in Saponi/Tutelo
Counting to Ten
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I should point out that this isn’t the “correct” way to pronounce Tutelo. Since there haven’t been any fluent native speakers in over a hundred years, its just my best guess based on the literature. I’m sure a speaker of Lakota could pronounce these words much better than I. And although I was born in the south, I didn’t stay long enough to pick up the drawl, so my Tutelo is going to sound different from folks in Virginia.
I’m thinking it would be good to add some goofy pix, like eight baloney sandwiches next to the number eight (balaani) to help remember it. Anybody got any spare time to fool with this? Maybe sketch an aghast-looking bee? Has anyone used a Rosetta stone course? What do they do to make it more intuitive and memorable?
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nasal short vowels:* añ* iñ* oñ
long vowels:* aa* ee* ii* oo* uu* aañ* iiñ* ooñ
Hi spilleddi and Linda,
Yes, I have high speed internet and QuickTime. Not sure what is going on. I tried my husband’s computer and I get a pop-up box asking if I want to save it, so it works on his. I don’t know. It could be my security setting preventing it.
I did figure out that I can right click on the file names, click “Save Target As…”, and just save them to my computer and listen to them that way.
Stacey
LOVE LOVE LOVE the sound bites. I replay them over and over. Thanks you! Hope you have more! Biwah!!!! 😮
I was having trouble finding this thread so I sticky-ed it and promoted it to an article as well – to make it easier to find.
Don’t know if anyone else is interestd in recording more sound files. I would be interested to hear pronunciation of these words/phrases
Yes – Aháñ
No – Ihaao
How much – Doke nañdakikawa
You’re welcome – Mecouremechin
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