Ish ishwar

i've added stuff to wikipedia on languages (mostly N/S American), linguistics, and shogi (including theory).

User:ish ishwar is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.

awarded by Svest to Ii for his expertise in Linguistics and her/his contributions. *15/10/2005*

Awarded to Ish ishwar for contributions in the area of linguistics and native American studies. --Aaron Walden 13:24, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

map i made of indigenous north american language

“qaʔyáx̣ct či xʷanítəm. qáyəx̣. cút kʷə ʔáwə c qʷaʔnítəŋ ʔaʔ či sč̓áʔi. č̓aʔyáʔnəq ʔaʔ tiʔə sčtə́ŋxʷən.” — c̓acmacút (aka Edward Sampson, Sr.); translation of Klallam: The whiteman is lying to us. He's lying. They said that they weren't talking about taking. They are taking away this land.

“The only person I have left to talk to is a linguist and talking to a linguist is no fun.” — Amerindian woman’s comment to Joshua Fishman

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http://www.thehungersite.com

a peace treaty by Thích Nhất Hạnh:

User:ish ishwar/Peace Treaty

particularly useful for American languages, especially with respect to synonymy:

http://www.ethnologue.com/site_search.asp#se (Ethnologue search page)
http://www.proel.org/index.php?pagina=mundo/amerindia (PROEL: lenguas amerindias)

4th letter from Ranier Maria Rilke to Franz Xaver Kappus (1903)

selected Wikipedia pages on languages

interested in linguistic sounds?

If you are interested in phonetics or phonology, but dont know where to start, then have a look at these textbooks recommended by linguists, phoneticians, and teachers: User:ish ishwar/phonotextbooks

IPA

p b

t d

ʈ ɖ

c ɟ

k ɡ

q ɢ

f v

s z

x ɣ

h ɦ

(ʁ)

(ʕ)

(ʢ)