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A Dictionary of Western Mono
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Language Name
Mono.
Alternate Language Names
Monachi, Owens Valley Paiute.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Rosalie Bethel, Paul V. Kroskrity, Christopher Loether, Gregory Reinhardt (Compilation and Editing); Rosalie Bethel, Christopher Loether (Corrections and Revisions).
Others Involved
Joshua M. Freeman (digitization); Tribal Chairperson Elaine Bethel-Fink (scanned copy); Tribal Office of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians (support).
Publishing Information
The first edition of this dictionary was published in 1989 by California Indian Library Collections Project. A second edition was published in 1993.
A PDF of the second edition (1993) was made available on the North Fork Rancheria website in 2014.
Older editions of the dictionary may also be titled A Practical Dictionary of Western Mono.
How People are Cited
The compilers and other contributors are cited by name in the frontmatter.
How Information is Cited
This dictionary does not cite the source of its information.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary does not indicate where information is coming from or what sources were used.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book. An updated edition is available as a scanned PDF.
Some background on the creation of the PDF as well as an email exchange between Joshua M. Freeman, Michelle Sonoqui Gillete and Paul V. Kroskrity is included as a note accompanying the dictionary on the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians website. Michelle found that physical copies of the dictionary were rare and hard to find and obtained permission from Kroskrity to allow the digitization of the most updated version of the dictionary.
Access
The first edition is available through libraries. The second edition (available as a PDF) is open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Western Mono to English; English to Western Mono (index/finderlist).
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional word list.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are split into two sections. The Western Mono-English section is organised alphabetically by Western Mono, with each entry including the part of speech, the English definition, and two kinds of examples: for affix entries an example of a word with affix is included, followed by an example sentence; if the entry is not an affix, two example sentences are listed. The English-Western Mono section is intended as a finder list. It is organised alphabetically by English headword, followed by the Western Mono equivalent(s).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/17280638
An open access scanned PDF of the 1993 Dictionary of Western Mono is available on the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians website: https://northforkrancheria-nsn.gov/our-people/language/mono-dictionary/