Documentation:RelLex/A Concise Chickasaw Dictionary
A Concise Chickasaw Dictionary
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Language Name
Chickasaw.
Alternate Language Names
Chikashshanompa'.
Region
Oklahoma, United States.
Who
Jesse Humes, Vinnie May James Humes, Lokosh/Joshua D Hinson (Authors).
Others Involved
Corey Fetters (book and cover design); George W. Bourland (author of the Introduction); Governor Overton James (support); Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald, unnamed research assistants (digitization of manuscript); Dr. Pamela Munro, Catherine Willmond, unnamed speakers, Stanley Smith and JoAnn Ellis (listening and transcription, unspecified assistance).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 2015 by Chickasaw Press, Oklahoma.
How People are Cited
Speakers and contributors are cited by name under Notes on A Concise Chickasaw Dictionary.
How Information is Cited
Details about the audio used in the creation of this dictionary are cited in Notes on A Concise Chickasaw Dictionary.
Where is Information Coming from
The entries in this dictionary come from a recording made by Mrs. Humes in the 1970's of A Chickasaw Dictionary. As work progressed, Mrs. Humes was correcting errors in spelling and usage, as well as adding entries which did not appear in the original dictionary. These audio files, totalling over eleven hours, formed the basis for A Concise Chickasaw Dictionary. Entries were checked and transcribed with the help of native speakers and linguist Pamela Munro.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries. It can also be purchased from the Chickasaw Press for $30 USD.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Chickasaw.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional wordlist.
How are Entries Organised
This wordlist is presented in three columns and is organised alphabetically by English. The first column includes the English headword and part of speech (based on the English translation). The second column includes the Chickasaw equivalent written in both orthographies, while the third column consists of pronunciation information for each entry.
The two Chickasaw orthographies used is this publication are 1) the earlier system used by Jesse and Vinnie May James Humes in A Chickasaw Dictionary, which has the primary goal of writing the words in such a way that anyone could pronounce them, and 2) the newer system used by Pamela Munro and Catherine Willmond in Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in About Pronunciation |
| Audio | ❌ | Though the dictionary was created from an audio file, no audio is included with this dictionary |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | The source for all entries was the author herself, Vinnie May (James) Humes |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
The main purpose of this dictionary was to correct errors in Humes’ 1973 A Chickasaw Dictionary and to compare both orthographic systems ― the Humes orthography and the Munro-Willmond Orthography ― which had been used in previous Chickasaw publications.
The audio files which this dictionary was based on were published by the Chickasaw Nation with Various Indian People Publishing in the 1990’s.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/962234766
Download an excerpt (consisting of the first four pages of the main body of the dictionary) or purchase the dictionary from the Chickasaw Press website: https://chickasawpress.com/Books/A-Concise-Chickasaw-Dictionary.aspx
View Humes' 1973 dictionary here: Documentation:RelLex/A Chickasaw Dictionary