Videos
This section is dedicated to short videos produced by NTLP designed to help you and your family speak Skarù·ręʔ in fun and engaging ways. Take a look at our educational puppet video series Čír Uháheh, where you can learn Skarù·ręʔ words and phrases with Čúʔyę and Súheh! Further down, you'll find our song videos to sing along to! These songs are used by the teachers at the Tuscarora Elementary School to help students learn vocabulary. The songs are very catchy! Enjoy!
Čír Uháheh
Meet Čúʔyę and Súheh! Čir Uháheh is an educational puppet video series that brings the Tuscarora language into the homes of our Tuscarora families. Watch Čúʔyę and Súheh as they provide entertainment for children all the while sharing their Tuscarora culture, language, and stories. By connecting with children in an engaging and entertaining way, we can spark interest in our younger generations to further pursue Tuscarora language learning and daily usage.
Čír Uháheh
Watch as Čúʔyę and Súheh learn the Tuscarora words for clans, numbers, and forest animals!
Also in this episode, follow along as the storybooks "Have You Seen my Cat" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Eric Carle are read in Tuscarora.
Song Videos
Sing along to these tunes and learn some Tuscarora vocabulary! These songs are used at the Tuscarora Elementary school to help students remember Tuscarora words. It's easier to remember things with a song!
Happy Birthday
Sing along to this familiar tune in Tuscarora! The words are: θačhęnę́·tih thwé·čhaʔws sung to the tune of "Happy Birthday"
Colors
Learn the Tuscarora words for some of your favorite colors! Sung to the tune of "Up on the Housetop".
uhwaryá·kęʔ — white
učirę́hreh — brown
uhè·reh — green
kahę́sči — black
čutakę́hkuʔ — purple
katkwarà·yęʔ — red
učiʔtkwáhneh — yellow
ukę́hreh — grey
uhwáʔneh — cream
utihę́·ryeh — blue
tikačiʔtkwáhnayęʔ — orange
kawihstanù·ręʔ — silver
Farm Animals
Who doesn't love farm animals? This jazzy number is sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
ushé·rę·t — cow
kwískwis — pig
tahuré·tik — chicken
čir — dog
ahá·θ — horse
weʔrá·ksę· — sheep
ruskwè·nęʔ — mouse
θúʔyę·t — duck
Fruit Rap
Fruit, fruit, good food! Get up and dance to this fun fruit rap and learn the Tuscarora words for your favorite fruits!
úhyeh — fruit
kákhwakwahst — good food
neyuręhyayęʔáh — watermelon
wí·sę·t — strawberries
è·riʔ — cherry
kwáhrak — peach
unęʔà·rayęʔ — grapes
uhčíhręʔ — pear
θwahyù·waʔ — apple