> >Dirk Elzinga wrote:
> > of a web site *in* Chemehuevi. We're almost decided on the writing
> > system (though there are a few nagging questions still);
> next will be
> > training the 12 remaining speakers to use it and start generating
> > materials in Chemehuevi.
Joe Fatula wrote:
> An interesting thought just occured to me...
>
> I'm guessing that these twelve people are older, as the final
> speakers of a language generally are, so they might not use
> computers themselves, but if you can get them to (as it seems
> you would they do for the website), I'll bet some of us here
> (me!) would enjoy learning some Chemehuevi... And I'd also
> bet that they'd be tickled pink to find someone online who
> wants to write back and forth with them in their native
> tongue, even if only rudimentary stuff. Wouldn't that be something...
Hmm. And on that note, I have to ask...does the website have educational
materials so the language can be learned?
Not that I need to commit more of my time...