Native American languages
By: Bethanne Kelly Patrick
Series: Native American life; Native American life
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781422229729; 9781422288597
Subjects: Languages; Juvenile literature; Indians of North America
Description: Prior to becoming a "melting pot" of many languages, the continents of North and South America were already home to a variety of Native American tribes, each with its own language. What's more, subsets of tribes often had their own dialects, sometimes making communication between two people nearly impossible, even f they lived near each other. This book discusses the major Native American languages used by tribes in various regions and how some of their words have been incorporated into the English language today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chief Seattle and the Lushootseed language; title: A land of many tongues; title: Building new worlds and new words; title: A new land with an old language; title: Native Aemrican languages today.