Direct-Inverse Alignment in 7 Different Languages

A look into 7 different languages with direct-inverse alignment systems, and what that actually means.
0:00 Intro
0:45 The Basics
4:36 Plains Cree
7:49 Kutenai
9:24 Nu-chah-nulth
11:08 Eurasia
11:42 Chukchi
12:39 Other Paleo-Siberian Languages
13:25 Navajo
14:39 Mapudungun
17:37 Sino-Tibetan Language Family
18:33 rGyalrong
19:37 Outro
Resources:
ourspace.uregi... - A really great textbook for the Plains Cree language, with audio and a workbook as well, all open access.
escholarship.o... - A Kutenai reference grammar.
• Kootenai Language Alph... - A short Kutenai pronunciation guide.
nuuchahnulth.o... - Words and phrases in Nu-chah-nulth.
openresearch-r... - a chukchi reference grammar.
I'm not going to link to the Navajo duolingo course, it's... really not great at all.
app.memrise.co... - This isn't that much better than the duolingo course, but it's more consistent and a bit easier.
/ @mocenoficial - this channel has lots of Mapudungun lessons in Spanish.
app.memrise.co... - this is a user made memrise course. It's all vocab with no grammar, so it's better to use in addition to other learning materials.
www.academia.e... - a brief description of rGyalrong
onlinelibrary.... - some information on person agreement in zbu - another dialect of rGyalrong

[@imlemonth]

“It’s well understood, but not by me” lol that was funny

[@TheTonomancer]

Please do more videos like this. I love hearing about indigenous american languages.

[@dirtyyy7668]

Amazing video! I saw you linked it somewhere on Reddit under a thread about this alignment and I went to check it out to see a very professional, informative and interesting video. Good job and keep it up, you’ve earned a new sub, pal!

[@rowandoeslanguages9282]

Thank you! I do all my own marketing.

[@mariamatheas]

Thank you so much - a brilliant video, super helpful! You are a great teacher!!!

[@JustinG1057]

This is some amazing work! I just subscribed so that I can see your future work. I’m an amateur linguist that was looking for more information on Algonquian languages and I definitely learned a lot here.

[@rowandoeslanguages9282]

Thank you very much! If you're interested on learning more about algonquian langugaes, I would recommend the book "cree, language of the plains" ourspace.uregina.ca/handle/10294/8401 Hopefully I'll have more videos coming out soon.

[@JustinG1057]

@@rowandoeslanguages9282 Thank you so much! I will check it out!

[@stuartstrickland3689]

Very interesting, thanks!

[@incitedoubt5375]

awesome channel, glad to have found it! maybe this is the day i try to learn cree again

[@rowandoeslanguages9282]

"Cree, language of the plains" is available for free online if you haven't checked it out yet

[@AbdulKareemAbdulRahman]

i cannot not sub! well done. looking forward to more:) hope you can cover the austronesian soon

[@rowandoeslanguages9282]

3 years is a long time but who knows

[@Hwelhos]

i think half the views of this vids r mine lmao its such a good explanation of how the direct inverse allignment works and ive always have it in my watch later section so i never forget it also do u plan on making more vids, or r u done?

[@rowandoeslanguages9282]

Thanks, that really does mean a lot to me. I'm really busy at the moment, but I do plan on making more at some point. To be honest, I might just remake this video.

[@2712animefreak]

Is the spelling of Japhug and rGyalrong because of the Tibetan script?

[@rowandoeslanguages9282]

Yup! I know that in Mandarin they are called 茶堡 Chábǎo and 嘉绒 jiāróng respectively. In Situ (another rGyalrong language), the name is actually pronounced /rɟɑroŋ/ - the r isn't silent, although the l is.

[@bazyl_ia6425]

subbed instantly pls go back to posting;((((((

[@theo.archive]

You pronounced japhug wrong