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Note: headphone use is recommended. 

Disclaimer: This audio was digitized thanks to a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) through the Recordings at Risk program, a national regranting program administered to support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting. Thank you to CLIR for supporting our project  “Digitizing Important Eastern Shoshone Tribal Government Proceedings, Sacred Ceremonies and Rare Language Recordings, 1978-2018.

 Description:

In this audio, Angeline Wagon teaches you how to speak Shoshone. The words are first said in English by an unknown woman, and then Angeline repeats them in Shoshone. This lesson includes words to describe ourselves, someone else, others, etc. Next are colors (e.g.: red, gray, green - the basics) and clothing (e.g.: scarf, socks, buttons, dress).

Next is pronouncing I, he, or she (e.g.: when you see someone or when you can’t see them). For example: "What are you holding?" "He is holding a green shirt."

Finally, the lesson continues on how to say house, animals, people, etc.