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BEGINNER LEVEL HOOCAK/HO-CHUNK LANGUAGE

AMERIND 308
Course Description

Learn the sounds and writing system of the language and examine the associated grammar and vocabulary. Develop literacy and an understanding of the unique sentence and verb structures, and utilize basic introductory conversational skills currently being used among Hoocak speakers. Hoocak (Ho-Chunk, formerly referred to as the Wisconsin Winnebago) is one of the five Indigenous aboriginal languages spoken in the state of Wisconsin and part of a larger Souian language family found only in North America.

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Credits

3

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