Myths and Folklore with Karissa

I decided to start my Wikipedia trails at Hasinai, because I just retold a story about the origins of the skunk's many features from a Hasinai legend. The Hasinai are a Caddo-speaking Native American tribe that originates from what is now eastern Texas. I wanted to know more about the language so I clicked on Caddo Language next. This page states that there were only 25 speakers in 2009, meaning it is critically endangered! The page goes on to discuss revitalization efforts, which includes the Kiwat Hasinay foundation offering classes, creating dictionaries, phrase books, and are digitally archiving Caddoan oral traditions. The Wikipedia page then goes on to describe the phonology of the language. Apparently, it lacks liquid consonants, which is unusual. I wanted to learn more about what liquid consonants were so I clicked on that next. This page states that liquids are a class of consonants that include lateral approximants and rhotics. I didn't know what a lateral ap...

I started with an article about the Swazi people , because one of the stories I used for my storybook was based on a Swazi fairy tale. I included the link to this article in my storybook. I was still curious about the topic and where the trail might lead me, so I revisited the page. This page describes Swazi or Swati as a Bantu Ethnic group that is located in South Africa and Eswatini. The page then goes into their history, culture, religion and identity. I clicked on the link attached to the word Eswatini , because I didn't recognize the place. I go to the page and discover that what is most commonly referred to as Swaziland (in the states at least) is actually the Kingdom of Eswatini. The name of the nation was officially changed from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini in 2018 to reflect the name that is commonly used in the Swazi language. The page then goes on to describe the government, the economy, and the major health issues faced by Swazi people. I clic...