WIKITONGUES: Richard speaking Waⁿdat

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  • Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
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    This video was recorded by Richard Zane-Smith in the US state of Kansas, where he lives and works. Waⁿdat, more commonly spelled Wyandot, is the traditional language of the Wendat Nation, an Iroquoian people who today live primarily in the North American territories of Oklahoma and Québec. Read more on Wikipedia: bit.ly/2qqnfIU.
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  • @Wikitongues
    @Wikitongues  5 років тому +2

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    • @lalaurlalala
      @lalaurlalala 5 місяців тому

      this link is dead and i wished this was captioned

  • @fletchercp
    @fletchercp 3 роки тому +24

    I’m Wyandotte as we’re called in America, and my tribe has a transcribed book of the version that was spoken down here. It is both beautiful and heartbreaking to hear this language: beautiful because it is the tongue of my ancestors, and heartbreaking because the lack of present day speakers is a constant reminder to me of the vital facets of the culture that were ripped from my family and I many years ago due to the genocide and theft of my people and their lands. Thank you.

    • @williamsporing1500
      @williamsporing1500 2 роки тому

      Kweh! Kwatate ye aha!
      My father was Wyandot. He very rarely ever spoke, and I never learned. I’m in my 60’s now, and I’m trying to find all I can. I was told it’s a “dead language”?
      Are you in Kansas by chance? I’m in Kentucky, but there’s Wyandot out there.

    • @fletchercp
      @fletchercp 2 роки тому

      @@williamsporing1500 I am in Illinois but my great grandma is from Wyandotte in Oklahoma

    • @tarektahan7759
      @tarektahan7759 Рік тому

      I live in the traditional huron areas in Canada

    • @tarektahan7759
      @tarektahan7759 Рік тому

      Come back to Ontario we welcome you

    • @lalaurlalala
      @lalaurlalala 5 місяців тому

      @@williamsporing1500 please help transcribe this!!

  • @ILTstudent
    @ILTstudent 7 років тому +27

    Super! Je crois que peu de Wendats du Québec peuvent parler wendat avec ce niveau d'aisance. Cet homme doit être lié aux Wyandots d'Oklahoma.

    • @fx4fxnytro
      @fx4fxnytro 2 роки тому +1

      Yes he is. Yes there are Wendats in Wendake that speak the language.

    • @zanehathcock7705
      @zanehathcock7705 Рік тому

      He is he was my wyandotte language teacher

  • @storytellermich6984
    @storytellermich6984 6 років тому +13

    Neat.
    My aunt did a very detailed genealogy of our family tree and one our great-great-great...grandmothers was Huron/Wyandot from Quebec. Some relatives registered themselves with Metis Nations in Quebec, and I'm interested in doing it, too. It's a important thing I wouldn't want to see lost. Learning Korean as of now, but hearing this language, I kind want to learn this one, too. :)
    (My son's father is Colombian with Chibcha and Spanish ancestry. My mother is South African with black ancestry, but unfortunately we don't know anything about them....I kinda don't want that to happen again. So I want to learn the culture and bring some of the traditions back into the family, so it won't be forgotten)

    • @fx4fxnytro
      @fx4fxnytro 2 роки тому

      People claiming to be metis in Quebec are not metis. I am a band member of Wendake Quebec.

  • @Brillemeister
    @Brillemeister 4 роки тому +5

    Beautiful language! Thanks for sharing and preserving it. God bless

  • @williamsporing1500
    @williamsporing1500 2 роки тому +2

    My father was Wyandot. I’m sad I never learned, so I’m trying to find as much as I can!!
    Une!

  • @MsStarbright84
    @MsStarbright84 7 років тому +9

    Amazing!

  • @radiojet1429
    @radiojet1429 9 місяців тому

    Wonderful language - I just love it.

  • @dstaop
    @dstaop 5 років тому +33

    Hello
    some kids in preschool in Sweden are wondering what you are saying, and it will be interesting to hear what this body language with the hand is meaning.
    The kids also Wonder if Richard knows more languages.
    Regards teacher near Gothenburg

    • @daffy1981
      @daffy1981 Рік тому

      You can turn on subtitles, and you'll know.

  • @karoniesthompson4355
    @karoniesthompson4355 2 роки тому +2

    Reminds me of Seneca.

  • @charlieladd2206
    @charlieladd2206 3 роки тому

    What a beautiful language.

  • @fx4fxnytro
    @fx4fxnytro 2 роки тому +1

    Tiawenhk!!

  • @louiss1625
    @louiss1625 3 роки тому +2

    sounds like Mohawk.

    • @b0r00uw
      @b0r00uw 2 роки тому +6

      That’s because they both belong in the same language family. The Iroquoian Languages. Thus, Wyandot and Mohawk are related.

    • @karoniesthompson4355
      @karoniesthompson4355 2 роки тому +1

      Sounds closer to Seneca.

  • @robert_wigh
    @robert_wigh 7 років тому +16

    Nasal vowels - Hmm, it sounds like a really interesting language! Is it really extinct, as Wikipedia says it is? It would be a great shame if it actually is extinct. If I ever go to Oklahoma, I'll be sure to learn some of this language! I just love the nasalized å-sound. :D

    • @gayvideos3808
      @gayvideos3808 5 років тому +4

      It's not quite extinct - there are only 9 speakers left.

    • @williamsporing1500
      @williamsporing1500 2 роки тому +1

      I’m half Wyandot. I was told it was a dead language. My father barely spoke it. I’m trying to find out as much as I can. There are Wyandot in Kansas that are speakers, but I don’t know how fluent they are.

    • @fx4fxnytro
      @fx4fxnytro 2 роки тому +2

      It is no longer extinct. There is a revival of the language.

    • @stefanchivu8460
      @stefanchivu8460 Місяць тому

      Probably because of french influences, they have this pronunciation.

  • @patrickmcwilliams696
    @patrickmcwilliams696 7 років тому +3

    Is there a good textbook or audio tape/disk for learning this language?

  • @stefanwiebers9991
    @stefanwiebers9991 3 роки тому

    The Real Language! Greetings from europe!

  • @moneymcbt
    @moneymcbt 4 роки тому +5

    This is awesomee I’m a 3rd generation descendant of the wendat and Huron myself my name is Robert Thibeault my Wendat name given is Blue Bear which I think translated I only know bear which is Ainui how do you pronounce the color blue in wendat??

    • @fx4fxnytro
      @fx4fxnytro 2 роки тому

      Bear in Wendat is yänionyen

  • @tgyuidlodka3850
    @tgyuidlodka3850 Рік тому +1

    :пять

  • @republiquedujeu818
    @republiquedujeu818 2 роки тому

    How do I learn I want to honor my my heritage

  • @tgyuidlodka3850
    @tgyuidlodka3850 Рік тому +1

    РОМОЛОС

  • @Malmaphazar
    @Malmaphazar 7 років тому +3

    Why is the n superscripted?

    • @TheDustyForest
      @TheDustyForest 7 років тому +4

      probably just how whoever first transcribed the language decided to write it

    • @nicholasw996
      @nicholasw996 7 років тому +38

      Malmaphazar I suspect it's used to represent nasalised vowels, which can be heard in this video.

    • @williamsporing1500
      @williamsporing1500 Рік тому

      It’s more of a nasal

  • @andreparoni
    @andreparoni 7 років тому +7

    Sounds cool! Is he Iroquoian?

    • @BigPooprr
      @BigPooprr 7 років тому +25

      I would guess, though heavily mixed with white

    • @Slashplite
      @Slashplite 7 років тому +30

      like 90% of today's Natives

    • @appsource3466
      @appsource3466 7 років тому +5

      André Paroni some of them are heavily mixed with blacks too. the other natives just ignore them.

    • @andreparoni
      @andreparoni 7 років тому +3

      Gedais Bathlette Really? That doesn't sound cool at all. Still, glad this beautiful language could survive the test of time!

    • @andreparoni
      @andreparoni 7 років тому +2

      Slashplite Oh didn't know that! Same situation with brazilian native americans. Thank you for your answer~

  • @Mr.Oblivian
    @Mr.Oblivian 3 роки тому

    I can hear the French influence