Part I
True or False:
Many Cherokee died in the blazing hot summer.
False: They died in the dead of winter.
True or False: Some immigrants do not teach their children their native language.
True: Sometimes, immigrants decide not to teach their children their native language because they think it might limit their chances for success. (p.69)
True or False: Writing a language is not enough to preserve it.
True: It is not enough to preserve the language only in written documents (p.71)
True or False: Preserving the Cherokee language is not a concern for the Cherokee people.
False: For the Cherokee people, preserving their language is a matter of life and death.
What are the descendants of Tsali's followers called today?
A) The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
B) The Cherokee League
C) The Cherokee Nation
A) The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
In order to keep their culture unique, people must have their own __________:
A) language
B) empires
C) religion
A) language
Who introduced the Cherokee writing system?
A) Tsali
B) Sequoyah
C) Cherokee
B) Sequoyah
To graduate high school, Cherokee students must:
A) speak Cherokee
B) write Cherokee
C) read Cherokee
A) speak Cherokee
In 1830, how many Native Americans lived in the southeastern U.S.?
A) 1,250,000
B) 125,000
C) 12,500
B) 125,000
By the year 2100, what percent of the world's languages will be lost?
A) 5%
B) 15%
C) 50%
C) 50%
What percent of Cherokee words are verbs?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
C) 75%
These days, Cherokee can be used for:
A) passports
B) university applications
C) computer programs
C) computer programs
What did Cherokee children stop doing?
They stopped learning the language.
Speaking the official language is the key to __________.
• Jobs
• Education
• Opportunities
What DON'T Cherokee plant names tell you?
A) Whether they can be used as clothing
B) Whether they are safe to eat
C) Whether they can be used as medicine
A) Whether they can be used as clothing
Linguists preserve dying languages by making __________ and recording histories and stories.
A) museums
B) documentaries
C) dictionaries
C) dictionaries
Why is Tsali remembered as a hero?
He surrendered and was shot so his people could stay in their homes.
Why is Spanish the dominant language in Central and South America?
• Because of huge empires
• Because of invaders
• Because a country took over the countries
Q: To keep a language alive, what must people do?
A: People must _______________.
People must use the spoken language as a regular means of communication. (p.71)
What are some endangered languages in Japan?
• Ainu (アイヌ・イタㇰ) -- 北海道
• Hachijo (八丈方言, 島言葉) -- 八丈島
• Amami (島口, シマユムタ) -- 奄美群島
• Okinawan, Kunigami, Miyako, Yaeyama (沖縄口, 山原言葉, 宮古口, 八重山物言)