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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.

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Note: Audio stops from 28:34 to 29:00

Description: 

This audio covers questions and answers such as "What is this?", "What are they doing?", "What is the bear doing?" The purpose is to practice constructing full sentences. The format simulates a classroom setting where sentences, questions, or answers will first be presented in English, followed by their repetition in Shoshone. Your role is to repeat the Shoshone words.

For example, when asked, "What does the man have?" you would respond with "mah'n-duh day'n-nah-puh hee-nah'h-ha'h-nee?" Then, when the answer "The man has a black horse" is given, you would say "mah'n-duh day'n-nah-puh doo-hoo-veet doo'n-goo'n-gwy'h."

The questions and answers may be presented in different phrasings, so you will hear variations in how they are asked. The content will not only pertain to people but also to animals.

**Please let us know if we spell any Shoshone words wrong by leaving a comment below. Thank you!**