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A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language

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Language Name

Sauk-Fox-Kickapoo.

Alternate Language Names

Fox, Mesquakie, Meskwaki, Mesquakie-Sauk, Mesquakie-Sauk-Kickapoo, Sauk-Fox, Sac and Fox, Meshkwahkihaki, Thâkiwâtowêweni, Kikapú.

Region

Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, United States; Coahuila, Mexico.

Who

Gordon Whittaker.

Others Involved

Lee Bass, Jr., Webster Bearbow, Carl Butler, Dewey Butler, Donald Butler, Maxine Cobb, Louis Cuppahe, Josie Lauderdale, Grace Masquas, Henrietta Massey, Richard Nullake, Oma Patrick, Francis ‘Chibe’ Scott, Guy Wakolee, Katie Walker, Marvin Walker, Christine Williamson (Speakers); Francesca Skroblies (Editorial assistance); Ives Goddard, David Pentland (Comments); Vera Grant and Austin Grant, Jr. (Supporters).

Publishing Information

This dictionary was published in 2005 by the Sac & Fox National Public Library.

How People are Cited

Speakers are cited in the Acknowledgements at the end of the dictionary. Speakers are not cited in entries.

How Information is Cited

Speakers are cited in the Acknowledgements.

Where is Information Coming from

Entries and grammatical information in this dictionary come from speakers who worked with Whittaker in the 1990's.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a digital book.

Access

This dictionary is available open access on the Sac and Fox Nation website as a PDF.

Included Languages and Directionality

Sauk to English; English to Sauk (glossary).

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional word list.

How are Entries Organised

Entries in the Sauk-English section are organised alphabetically by Sauk headword. Each entry contains the English gloss and related or inflected forms. No other information is included in entries. The English-Sauk section is organised alphabetically by English gloss, followed by the corresponding Sauk word. No other information is included in entries.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand Included under How to use this book
Audio
Images
Example phrases
Speakers marked
Dialects marked


Other Notes

This dictionary was originally created to serve as a small pocket volume, alongside a phrasebook Whittaker had written. It appears to have gone out of print.

External Links

View A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language as an open access PDF: https://www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Copy-of-A-Concise-Dictionary-Sauk.pdf

View the Sac and Fox Nation website where the dictionary is hosted: https://www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov/departments/language/