THE L/DAKOTA AUDIBLE DICTIONARY [THE L/DAKOTA AUDIBLE DICTIONARY PROJECT WILL BE A 12 MONTH PROJECT THAT WILL GATHER VOICE RECORDINGS OF NATIVE AND FLUENT L/DAKOTA SPEAKERS FROM ALL NINE SOUTH DAKOTA NATIVE RESERVATIONS. THE COLLECTION OF 500 WORDS AND PHRASES AS WELL AS SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SPEAKERS WILL BE USED TO CREATE A WEBSITE FOR L/DAKOTA LANGUAGE LEARNERS. THIS WEBSITE WILL BE FREE FOR L/DAKOTA YOUTH AND THERE WILL BE A FEE FOR NON-TRIBAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS.] [PURPOSE:?THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS & NBSP;TO & NBSP;FUND & NBSP;A NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH NONPROFIT & NBSP;ORGANIZATION & NBSP;IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO CREATE AN AUDIBLE DICTIONARY FOR & NBSP;THE & NBSP;L/DAKOTA LANGUAGE.  ACTIVITIES TO BE & NBSP;PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS & NBSP;PROJECT STAFF AND LANGUAGE EXPERTS WHO WILL GATHER VOICE RECORDINGS OF NATIVE AND FLUENT L/DAKOTA SPEAKERS FROM ALL NINE SOUTH DAKOTA NATIVE RESERVATIONS. THE COLLECTION OF 500 WORDS AND PHRASES AND SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SPEAKERS WILL BE USED TO CREATE A WEBSITE FOR L/DAKOTA LANGUAGE LEARNERS.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?THIS GRANT WOULD & NBSP;SUPPORT & NBSP;L/DAKOTA LANGUAGE LEARNING AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH, AN IMPORTANT STEP IN PRESERVING AND REVITALIZING A & NBSP;CRITICALLY ENDANGERED & NBSP;LANGUAGE.   INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT & NBSP;L/DAKOTA LANGUAGE & NBSP;LEARNERS, PARTICULARLY & NBSP;L/DAKOTA YOUTH, BUT ALSO NON-TRIBAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]