Miami people - Wikipedia
The Miami (Miami–Illinois: Myaamiaki) are a Native American nation originally speaking the Miami–Illinois language, one of the Algonquian languages. Among the peoples known as the Great Lakes tribes, they occupied territory that is now identified as north-central Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio.
Miami–Illinois language - Wikipedia
Miami–Illinois is an Algonquian language within the larger Algic family. It is usually described as a Central Algonquian language, but that grouping denotes a geographic rather than genetic affiliation.
Illinois-Miami Language (Myaamia, Maumee, Illini, Illiniwek, Peoria)
Miami-Illinois is a polysynthetic language with complex verb morphology and fairly free word order. People: Though the Illinois and Miami Indians speak the same language and are historical allies, they have always considered themselves politically distinct.
Miami language and alphabet - Omniglot
Miami is also known as Illinois, Maumee, Miami-Illinois, Myaamia, Twatwa, Twightwee or Wea. It is the language of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, both of which are registered tribes.
Native Americans:Historic:The Illinois:Identity:Language
Today, descendants of the Miami and Illinois peoples are attempting to reestablish Miami-Illinois as an actively spoken language through a project called the Miami Tribe Language Revitalization Effort.
Article- The Illinois Dictionaries - FICAS
The three extant dictionaries of the Illinois-Miami language include a French-to- Illinois-Miami dictionary by Father Pierre François Pinet, a Miami-Illinois-to-French dictionary by Brother Jacques Largillier, and a French-to-Miami-Illinois dictionary by Father Jean Le Boullenger.
Myaamia Language - Sam Noble Museum - University of …
The Myaamia (Miami) language was spoken by the Illinois and Kaskaskia peoples in Illinois, the Miami, Wea, and Piankashaw peoples in Indiana, and the Peoria people in Eastern Oklahoma. Myaamia is a member of the Central Algonquian branch of the Algic language family.
Illinois-Miami Dictionaries | FICAS
The dictionaries they created are a priceless record of the language spoken by the Illinois and Miami nations at the time of contact with European. Today, these dictionaries are used to revitalize the use of the ancient language.
Miami–Illinois language - Wikiwand
Miami–Illinois, also known as Irenwa or Irenwe, is an indigenous Algonquian language spoken in the United States, primarily in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, western Ohio and adjacent areas along the Mississippi River by the Miami and Wea as well as the tribes of the Illinois Confederation, including the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Tamaroa, and possibly ...
Endangered Languages Project - Miami-Illinois
"The Myaamia Center (formally the Myaamia Project), created in 2001, is a tribal initiative located within an academic environment to advance the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma’s language and cultural revitalization efforts. The Myaamia Center has two main purposes.
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