Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Empowerment Department’s Library and Education Center will develop a topical dictionary and reference materials to assist community members in learning the Tiwa language. Staff will compile reference materials including a topical dictionary, a Tiwa phonetic alphabet, a sentence structure guide, and reading materials such as story books, making multiple copies available. The Library will market the materials to the community and provide training on the reference section to tribal members so they can learn how to build sentences in Tiwa and translate their own passages from English to Tiwa and Tiwa to English.