Shawnee Language Word Translations

seal depicts a field of blue an oak leaf laurel overlayed with a white band containing 12 yellow four point stars and matching yellow star on the top half of the emblem. text saawanooki and The Shawnee Tribe on outer band. — The emblem of the Shawnee Tribe provided by the Shawnee Tribe.
Courtesy of the Shawnee Tribe

With the support of our Tribal Partners, the Shawnee Tribe and their Shawnee Language Immersion Program we are pleased to present you a few words and terms in the Shawnee Language.

"In 2020, almost immediately following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Shawnee Tribe leadership declared a state of emergency for the Shawnee Language, and the Decade of Shawnee began," Shawnee Tribe Language Immersion Program.

Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Each word below is partnered with a complimentary video including pronunciation by Joel Barnes, Director of the Shawnee Tribe Language Program. These short videos will help you properly speak simple words. George Blanchard, First Language Specialist, introduces the program in the video below.

We invite you to learn more about the The Shawnee Tribe and the history of the Shawnee people.

Shawnee Language Page Introduction

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Hear a greeting from Shawnee Tribe representative, George Blanchard, as he introduces visitors to the language page.

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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Ancient People
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by a member of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say “Ancient People.”
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Bear
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by a member of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say “Bear.”
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Bears
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by a member of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say “Bears.”
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Come In (plural)
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by Joel Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say the plural form of “come in."
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Come In (sing.)
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by Joel Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say the singular form of “come in."
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Consonants
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by Joel Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to use and pronounce various consonants in the Shawnee language.
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Copper
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by Joel Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say the word “copper."
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Corn (plural)
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by Joel Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say the plural form of “corn."
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Corn (sing.)
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by Joel Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say the singular form of “corn."
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Shawnee Language Words - Deer (plural)
- Locations: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Learn how to speak Shawnee with some basic words and phrases. Provided by Joel Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe, these short videos will help you properly speak simple words. In this video, we learn how to say the plural form of “deer."