[Barbara Kohn]

For many native elders, English is not their first language. Many tribes have an orally passed down language, that is spoken with a ‘story telling’ type feel to it, with a lot of emphasis on words that have emotional or spiritual meaning. When they learned English, this ‘story telling’ type speech pattern remained, and of course was picked up by the younger generations of native peoples who were taught both English and their native language by their elders. Also, with anyone learning a foreign language, there is always a tendency to speak slowly, just to make sure all the words are coming out right!

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Name : Barbara Kohn, Gender : F, Race : American Indian, Age : 26, City : Albuquerque, State : NM, Country : United States, 

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