Tech anthropologist Jeff Williams is working to salvage the few remaining remnants of the Comanche language so he can try to teach it in a college classroom. (Provided by Artie Limmer)
Tech anthropologist Jeff Williams is working to salvage the few remaining remnants of the Comanche language so he can try to teach it in a college classroom. (Provided by Artie Limmer)
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Fort Benning, Georgia, 1941
Front Row, left to right: Roderick “Dick” Red Elk, Simmons Parker, Larry Saupitty, Melvin Permansu, Willie Yackeschi, Charles Chibitty and Willington Mihecoby. Back Row, left to right: Morris Sunrise, Perry Noyebad, Ralph Wahnee, Haddon Codynah, Robert Holder, Albert Nahquaddy, Clifford Ototivo and Forrest Kassanavoid. (not pictured: Elgin Red Elk and Anthony Tabbitite)
The Comanche Code Talkers were an elite group of young men who were fluent in the Comanche language and used that knowledge, along with the training they were given by the Army, to send critical messages that confused the enemy during World War II. Seventeen young men were trained in communications, but only fourteen were deployed to the European theater.
What’s wrong with English? Some of my ancestors spoke Yiddish. think I give a damn about learning it?
Interesting. The hospital I work at has had some Commanche Indian patients on occasion and they were speaking Commanche to each other. Should of paid more attention.
Comanche’s were horrible savages...many of my relatives were killed by these savages...
From an anthropologic and historic point of view, this is a worthy effort. However, I fail to see where the Constitution makes any allowance for funding these kinds of pursuits. Not that such considerations mean anything to the suits in Washington...
Preserving languages IS important.
Languages, each and by themselves, contain knowledge that would be lost with the loss of the language.
Are we certain that there is not at least some -medicinal- knowledge in the Comanche language? Something in the name of a leaf, plant, or root?
Also, there is culture in language. If we place any value on History (which we should) then we ought also to place value on languages of historic cultures.
If we’d like to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past by learning and remembering the history of not only ours, but other cultures, then we must understand that knowing physical (geographic), cultural and political history are all important.
And language is an important piece of that puzzle.
Plus, Linguistics is cool... ;-)
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He should try reading “Flashman and the Redskins” .. at least the portion where Harry Flashman has been captured by the Comanches and wed to the chief’s daughter.
