![]() A film like "Prey" prioritizing the use of the Comanche language is not just important for the authenticity of the storytelling, but because it keeps a language alive that's at risk of disappearing. Information from: Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016). PLACES USA Oklahoma LOCATION DESCRIPTION. There are also several story texts and hymnals published in this language. Numu Tekwapuha Nomnekatu, the Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee, has worked to reestablish knowledge of the Comanche language through books. Myers hopes that what "Prey" is doing with the Comanche language will inspire other directors to follow suit and that the decision to shoot the film in the tribe's native language will reset the paradigm, "so when other directors and people are producing films that have a native narrative, they'll go the whole mile and do the film in that language." Languages of Indigenous tribes across America have been dying out for 400 years, with over 200 languages declared extinct. Courses in Comanche have been taught at University of Oklahoma. There are two Comanche language dictionaries in print today. ![]() "But what Jhane is speaking to is on Hulu, there will be a Comanche dub of the movie, so you can watch the entire movie in Comanche with the original actors returning to perform their roles." "Both languages are spoken, but when you hear English, it's as if it's Comanche," he said. He said they never quite came up with a way to make that work, so instead, the film was shot in English and Comanche. Trachtenberg clarified and emphasized, saying the creative team did struggle with what he called the "'Hunt For Red October' thing," where the characters speak Russian before transitioning into English. Audiences will have the opportunity to watch "Prey" in Comanche, and hear the characters speak as they would have 300 years ago. ![]() "But just the fact that people will have a choice, the world will have a choice to listen to the whole film in Comanche is amazing." "That's really important to me being Comanche and working with our Comanche language department, also with working with Comanche language speakers," said Myers. There were at least thirteen bands at the height of the tribe’s power and influence in the early to mid-nineteenth century, and it is possible there were even more, but never recorded. Myers is Comanche and gave some incredible insight into how the film will be made accessible to audiences around the world. The Comanche language is an offshoot of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic family, and closely allied to the Shoshoni tongue. Film's own Ben Pearson recently spoke with director Dan Trachtenberg and producer Jhane Myers about "Prey," and specifically about the usage of the Comanche language. ![]()
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