What is a Minority Language?

A Minority Language is a language that is spoken by a minority of the population in a particular area. It is also generally a language that is spoken as the mother-tongue of fewer than 100,000 people and therefore endangered.

Finding resources, or even recordings can often seem just as hard as attempting the language. In my case I am lucky. Irish, the language that I am attempting, has the support of 2 states (Ireland and Great Britain).

Myaamia, the language of the Miami tribe in North America does not have state support but it does have University support. Miami University (located in Ohio on, sadly, what was once Miami land) is developing classes and programs in Myaamia.

Those of you out there trying to learn other minority languages can hopefully find each other, share resources and attract interest.