Ioway-Otoe Language Pt. 1 - Intro

Introducing the Ioway-Otoe Indian (Native American) language. I use some little plastic toys to teach some words. The Ioway and Otoe spoke the same language with some minor dialect differences. All the native speakers are gone, and the ones of us who are left are trying to keep at least some of the Ioway language alive.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Ioway
• Baxoje
• Otoe
• Native American
• language
• American Indian
• Indian
• education
• Iowa
• indigenous

[hwk1955]

No offense,please don't take this the wrong way, but you look like a typical white American. I guess I don't understand. If I offend you, then I am sorry.

[lancemfoster]

@hwk1955 nah, no offense. I look like what I look like :-) Most Ioways tend to "look white" these days due to intermarriage with white people. There were never more than 3000 or so even back in the 1700s. An epidemic of smallpox hit and cut us down to about 300 in the 1800s. Everyone was related to each other and didn't want to marry relatives. The Ioways in Kansas and Nebraska often married local white farmers, so they look more white. Ioways in Oklahoma married other tribes so look darker.

[GuamKomudo]

Its awesome your doing this, using the power of Youtube for good! I really like it!

But could you please speak alittle louder in future videos? lol I can hear you, but its kinda hard xD Nice video!

[lancemfoster]

@GuamKomudo You make a good point. I don't have a headset or external microphone, and just use the built-in microphone on the computer.

[emocherrybush]

for a third one, could you please do like sentences or something. conversations. words, like yes and no. thank you

[lancemfoster]

@emocherrybush Ok, I'll ttry and get another one done. This was just for a flavor of the language.

[alachuan]

Very interesting and nicely done.

[kamalajasmine]

This is such a good thing you are doing. Speaking your language is powerful, sharing your language is powerful and transformative. Hopefully it will help non-Natives remember that the indigenous land they are blessed to live on is rich with history and culture!

[CitizenofTatooine]

I suppose that there was an ancestor language in the beginning, no matter where it was spoken, either Americas or Central Asia.

[bustanemo]

i don't know where u learned chiwere, but your off by a little. But good job

[lancemfoster]

@BRAVAVICTA no one is absolutely certain where the name came from. There are several theories and no one totally agrees.

[BRAVAVICTA]

Does Ioway really mean Sleepy ones or The Sleepy Ones? If so, any thoughts on the origin?

[mmecharlotte]

This is awesome! I learned something new today, thank you sharing your language and culture with us. :D