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Kootenay Indian Language (Kootenai, Kutenai, Ktunaxa)

Kootenai is a language isolate (a language unrelated to any other known language). It is spoken by fewer than 100 people in Idaho today.

˜Kootenai Language

Kootenai language samples and resources.

˜Kootenai Culture and History

Information and links about the Kootenai tribe past and present.

Kootenai Indian Legends

Introduction to the mythology of the Kootenai Indians.

˜Kootenai Language Resources –

Our Online Kootenai Materials

Kootenai Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Kootenai language.

Kootenai Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Ktunaxa (Kutenai) Language
Online Kootenai pronunciation guide and sample text.

Kutenai Language

Kutenai Phonology

Kutenai Grammar

Kutenai Indian Text:
Scanned-in Kootenay language materials from the Rosetta Project.

Kutenai Prayers

Language Museum: Kootenai:
Translations of the Lord's Prayer and other Christian prayers into the Kutenai language.

Ktunaxa Language Plaque
Canadian human rights tribute written in Ktunaxa.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Kutenai Language:
Encyclopedia articles on the Kootenai Indian language.
Kutenai:
Kootenay links.
Lengua Kutenai:
Articles on the Kootenai language in Spanish.

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