Herlihy Laura Hobson. Yamni Balram (Welcome!): A Miskitu Grammar and Workbook

University of Kansas Libraries, 2017. — 112 p.This an indigenous Miskitu language grammar and workbook, designed to assist English-speakers learning to speak Miskitu in the field. The book developed over years of teaching Miskitu during the KU summer Study Abroad program and is a compilation of materials used in classes. More than a grammar, this book is an introductory textbook with exercises to help English- and also Spanish-speakers practice Miskitu language. This book provides a grammar sketch of the Miskito language, the language of the Miskito people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, a member of the Misumalpan language family and also a strongly Germanic (English, Dutch and German) influenced language. There also exists a brief typological overview of the language that summarizes the language's most salient features of general typological interest in more technical terms.