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Ioway Language Lessons and Vocabulary

Lesson One: Basic Greeting
Lesson Two: Have some coffee!

Lance Foster Ioway-Otoe Language Videos

Ioway-Otoe Language Part 1
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.

Ioway-Otoe Language Part 2
Part 2 by Ioway tribal member Lance Foster gives a traditional greeting and also some vocabulary for the head and face.

Ioway-Otoe Language Part 3
Part 3 by Ioway tribal member Lance Foster. This is a regular conversation in Ioway, no translation will be given here. Also, spoken conjugations of the Ioway-Otoe verbs used in the conversation are included. In order to follow along and to get the English translations, the below link will open a new browser window in which you can follow along or print out the lesson:

Lesson 2, Have Some Coffee.

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