Co-authored by Hunter Lockwood and Jarrid Baldwin Here at the Myaamia Center in Southwestern Ohio it is growing colder by the day. So why not heat things up by learning a few words to remind us of warmer days? Before we get started, you should know that even though the words we’ll talk about today…
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Intro to Myaamiaataweenki Language Course
Are you interested in learning the Myaamia language? Have you been wanting to start using it in your home with your family? If you want to take the first step, you might consider Intro to Myaamiaataweenki, a 6-week course intended to give you an introduction to the language. Join us on Monday evenings at 7:30…
weehki kaloosioni: koohkoošhkinaahkwa ‘New Word: Armadillo’
Throughout our history Myaamia people have constantly encountered animals that were new to us and created words to talk about those animals. In the late 1800s, many Myaamia people lived around and worked within the circuses that wintered near Iihkipisiononki ‘Peru, Indiana’ and created new names or repurposed old names for the animals they found…
My, Your, & His/Hers in Myaamiaataweenki Part 1
There are two different ways an inanimate noun can be possessed by someone in Myaamiaataweenki (see this post for the difference between animate and inanimate nouns). The first are the types of nouns that require possession (the speaker must indicate who owns the noun). Examples of these are a number of body parts. The second…
weehki kaloosioni: šoohkwaakana ‘New Word: Car’
The Myaamia word we’re going to introduce today is our word for ‘car’ šoohkwaakana. This term was created years ago, but it’s a very useful one! So let’s talk through what the different pieces of the word mean and other related words that you can use. šoohkw + aakan + a ‘slide’ + ‘tool that…
Lacrosse Language
Summer is officially upon us, and that means it’s time to pick up our lacrosse sticks for peekitahaminki. In many different parts of our community we have already played the first game of the season and look forward to many more after two long years without it. Here is a quick look at what the…
weehki kaloosioni: kiinteelintaakani ‘New Word: Computer’
Computers are everywhere today. Everyone has them and we all use them on a daily basis. It’s important in any language to be able to talk about your daily life and the things around you, and Myaamia is no exception. For our new word post today we introduce a word we created many years ago,…
iši neepwaamici nintaana ‘what my daughter has taught me’ part 4
When we last left off in the story of what I’ve learned from nintaana ‘my daughter’ Seenseewia, my family and I were just a couple weeks away from the initial stay-at-home orders that were intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. Like many people, we were caught pretty unawares by the entire event but tried…
weehki-kihkatwe! ‘It’s the Myaamia Lunar New Year!’
With the sprouting of Mahkoonsa Kiilhswa ‘Young Bear Moon’ in the night sky on February 4, 2022, we can say: “weehki-kihkatwe – It’s the Myaamia Lunar New Year!” Historically, it was during this month that mahkoonsaki ‘black bear cubs’ emerged from their dens for this first time (for more about Mahkoonsa Kiilhswa click here). This…
iši neepwaamici nintaana ‘what my daughter has taught me’ Part 3
Part 3: 2 years-3 years In the previous post from this series, I provided an overview of Seenseewia’s and my learning up to her second birthday. There was a lot going on in that time span, and it all happened fairly quickly. This post will cover ages 2 to 3. The changes we experienced during…
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