Nanticoke Language Lessons: Colors (Part 3: Review)
Channel: Keith Cunningham
Date: 2021-02-03

This lesson is a review of singular and plural, inanimate and animate color forms taught in the previous two lessons. 

Members of tribal nations that observe taboos about certain animals are cautioned against viewing this lesson. Alternate materials will be made available upon request. 

Author: Keith Cunningham

The copyright to this lesson belongs to the Nanticoke Indian Association, but it is free to distribute for non-commercial education purposes. The copyright to the works cited herein belong to their respective authors. If you use any material in this video in a derivative work, please cite as follows:

Cunningham, Keith A. (2021, February 2) Nanticoke Language Lessons - Colors (Part 3: Review) [video] YouTube. https://youtu.be/M5K5cnNmWU0

Acknowledgements:

This video is dedicated to the departed speakers of Nanticoke, as well as their descendants for whom I hope these lessons will be of benefit. I would like to thank the following individuals for their guidance throughout the course of my research:

Nanticoke Contributors
Karelle Hall - Anthropological Linguist, Nanticoke Indian Tribe
Brett Jackson - Assistant Chief, Nanticoke Indian Tribe
Mr. Sterling Street - Nanticoke Indian Museum Coordinator

Academic Contributors
Dr. David Costa - Miami University
Dr. Ives Goddard - Smithsonian Institution
Dr. Craig Kopris
Dr. Monica MacAuley - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Dr. Lourdes Ortega - Georgetown University
Dr. Joe Salmons - University of Wisconsin - Madison

See the previous lesson for sources of the color terms and demonstratives.

The etymology for "bee" was provided by Dr. David Costa (personal correspondence, 2019). The etymology for "shark" is based upon Munsee xwátameekw, 'big fish', (O'Meara 1996:466). The etymology for "bow" is based upon the Unami term këlaho "he trapped him" (www.talk-lenape.org). "Egg" is based upon matching reconstructions by Pentland (1979) and Myrelene Ranville (2006). The etymology for "crab" is based upon the Unami word for "turtle" tahkox (www.talk-lenape.org). The reconstruction for "owl" is based upon onomatopoeia of its call, which is common in Algonquian bird names. 

Image credits:

Picture from English Wikipedia Blue shark (''Prionace glauca'') from [http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/species/blue.html NOAA]. {{PD}} uploaded 09:46, 22 Feb 2004 . . by user: Hadal (45516 bytes) (Blue shark from NOAA)

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By Charles James Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25023286

dwproject6-ning-09-tropical_2.jpg (1400×1400) (rawpixel.com)

egg-desibantu.jpg (1024×768) (netdna-cdn.com)

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