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Miskitu Aisas!

Miskito Language Course

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[edit] Getting started

Miskitu aisas!
Welcome to Miskitu Aisas! · The Miskito people and their language · How to use the course · Where to next? Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Pronunciation and spelling
Vowels · Consonants · Semivowels and diphthongs · Accent and aspiration · Reading practice Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

[edit] Lessons

Lesson 1: Nini Mary sa (My name is Mary)
is · this and that · the · a Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 2: Buk ba tibil ra sa (The book is on the table)
In, on and at · Plural nouns · We, they, these and those · Isn't/aren't Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 3: Tawan ra sap kum bara sa ki? (Is there a shop in the village?)
There is/are · Questions · Who, what and where · Your Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 4: Yaptiki ba Miskitu aisisa (My mother speaks Miskito)
The -isa form · The -ras form Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 5: Naha wina Bilwi ra (From here to Bilwi)
To and from · Here and there · Direct objects · A note on infinitives Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 6: Nahwala, yauhka (Yesterday, tomorrow)
With · The future tense · The past tense Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 7: Inglis aisisma ki? (Do you speak English?)
I am · You are · Some personal pronouns · The present tense · The future tense Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 8: Anira auma ki? (Where are you going?)
I am · You are · Some personal pronouns · The present tense · The future tense Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 9: Wan skulka (Our school)
The -ka ligature after demonstratives · Rules for adding -ka · Other uses of ligature · The genitive construction Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson 10: Miskitu aisi banghwisna (We speak Miskito)
Plural personal pronouns · Banghwaia · A-verbs and i-verbs · The -a or -ya ligature
READING: Miskitu yumhpa
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MORE LESSONS

REFERENCE SECTION

MORE ABOUT MISKITO

THE PROJECT

[edit] The project

Authors and contributors
Major authors · Further contributors Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Project history
Announcing the project · New page log · Latest news Development stage: 50% (as of {{{2}}})

Current development
Setting up · "To do" list · Help needed! Development stage: 25% (as of {{{2}}})

Aims and objectives
Long-range goals / Objectives for this course Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Method
Basic resources · Structural syllabus · Target lexicon · Lesson design · Choosing model sentences · Explaining grammar · Composing mini-exercises · Vocabulary control · Review exercises · Layout procedures Development stage: 75% (as of {{{2}}})

[edit] Authors' workbench

Proposed syllabus
Lesson-by-lesson list of planned structural content Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Planned lexicon
A provisional word list Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Lesson structure
How to start writing a lesson · Overall structure of a lesson · A note on layout · The model component · The exercise component · The commentary component · Vocabulary and review Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Layout guide
Point layout · The model component · The exercise component · The commentary component · The vocabulary component · The review component Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

Using the templates
Template basics · Template index Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

How to...
start a new page · write a point · write a vocabulary/review section Development stage: 50% (as of {{{2}}})

Page log
Newly created pages are logged here Development stage: 50% (as of {{{2}}})

Project note book
Bits, pieces and snippets possibly of use later Development stage: 50% (as of {{{2}}})

[edit] More lessons

Lesson 11: ? (?)
(Coming soon!) Development stage: 00% (as of {{{2}}})

[edit] Reference section

Miskito-English vocabulary
Covers the lessons so far written. Development stage: 100% (as of {{{2}}})

English-Miskito vocabulary
Covers lessons 1 to 10 Development stage: 50% (as of {{{2}}})

Abbreviations used
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Subject index
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Appendix: Ligatures and possessive forms
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Appendix: Verb tables
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[edit] More about Miskito

Miskito links and bibliography
Miskito links · Bibliography Development stage: 50% (as of {{{2}}})

Discussion page
Your feedback please! Development stage: 25% (as of {{{2}}})