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Zuni Indian Language (Shiwi, Ashiwi)

The Zuni are Pueblo people, descendants of the ancient Anasazi civilization, but the Zuni language is unrelated to any other Pueblo language--in fact, it is unrelated to any other known language, though some linguists have suggested it may be very distantly connected to the Penutian languages. Zuni is spoken by more than 6000 people in New Mexico today.



˜Zuni Indian Language
Zuni language samples and resources.

˜Zuni Tribe Culture and History
Information and links about the Zuni people past and present.

˜Zuni Indians Fact Sheet
Our answers to common questions about the Zunis.

˜Zuni Indian Legends
Introduction to Zuni mythology.



˜Zuni Language Resources –

Our Zuni Language Materials

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

Zuni Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Zuni Sounds
     Audio files of spoken Zuni words.
Zuni Indian Language * Sketch of the Zuni Language * Zuni Orthography * Zuni Grammar:
    Zuni Texts * Zuni Story:
    Scanned-in Zuni language materials from the Rosetta Project.
Table of Zuñi Sounds
     Pronunciation guide to the Zuni language.
El Morro Vocabulary:
    Online dictionary of words from the Keres, Zuni and Navajo languages.
Pueblo Placenames:
     Southwestern place names in Zuni, Tiwa, Tewa, Keres, and Jemez.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Zuni Language:
Encylopedia articles on the Zuni Indian language.
Lengua Zuni:
Information about the Zuni language in Spanish.
Zunis * The Zuni Indians:
Zuni links.



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