EST_CLIR_0058_Language

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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, Susette Wagon teaches you how to speak Shoshone. The words are first said in English by an unknown woman, and then Susette repeats them in Shoshone. The lesson covers clothing items such as shirt, trousers, men’s trousers, shoes, hat, belt, socks, necklace, scarf, coat, dress, button, and safety pin. 

Next, they go over small phrases such as “What is this?” and “What is that?” and how to respond in Shoshone. Then they cover colors, clothing, and accessories. Following that, they go over two-word descriptions such as red socks and brown shoes, and finally, asking a question and answering that question in Shoshone.

 The final part includes a review of words learned such as house, chicken, cat, dog, etc.