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A Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary: Peskotomuhkati Wolastoqewi Latuwewakon (Print Version)
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Language Name
Malecite-Passamaquoddy.
Alternate Language Names
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey.
Region
New Brunswick, Canada; Maine, United States.
Who
David A. Francis (Elder), Robert M. Leavitt (Linguist).
Others Involved
Frances Allen, Rita Altvater, Frank Atwin, Lester Bassett, Mary Bassett, Shirley Cogswell, Mary Creighton, Andrea Dana, Brenda Dana Lozada, Donnell Dana, Jeff Dana, Joyce Doten, Cyril Francis, David A. Francis, Deanna Francis, Marian Francis, Melvin Francis, Mitchell Francis, Ralph Francis, Bernice Greeley, John Holmes, John P. Homan, Hilda Lewis, Horace Lola, Edwina Mitchell, Lewis Mitchell, Andrew Moore, Antoinette Moore, Fred Moore, Raymond Moore, Sr., Jimmy Neptune, Noel Neptune, Adelaide Newell, Annette Newell, Roland Newell, Rose Newell, Susan Newell, Frances Nicholas, Joseph A. Nicholas, Lane Nicholas, Fredda Paul, Gracie Paul, Margaret Paul, Sandy Paul, Clara Polches, Roberta Richter, Grace Roderick, Frances Smith, David Sockabasin, Russell Socoby, Madonna Soctomah, Elizabeth Sopiel, Helen Stanley, Reggie Stanley, Seraphine Stevens, Christina Taylor, Mary Lou Tomah, Newell Tomah, Albert Dana, Irene Dana, Mary Mae Larrabee, Elizabeth Newell, Roger Paul, Blanche Sockabasin, Lola Sockabasin, Patricia Nicholas Sockabasin, Raphael Sockabasin, Mary Ellen Stevens (Socobasin), Donald G. Soctomah, George “Big John” Soctomah, John Stevens, Frank Tomah (Passamoquoddy Language Consultants); Roseanne Clark, Raymond Nicholas, Imelda Perley, Mae Perley, Mildred Paul, Peter Lewis Paul, Walter Joe Paul, John Sacobie, Christine Saulis, Doris Tremblay (Maliseet Language Consultants); Margaret Apt (Research Coordinator, Speaker); Wayne A. Newell (Support, Original Contributions); Joan Barnes, Shirley Cogswell, John Holmes, John P. Homan, Wayne A. Newell, Joseph A. Nicholas, Roger Paul, Mary Yarmal (Editorial Committee); Philip S. Le Sourd (Linguist); Karl V. Teeter (Orthographic Assistance); Kenneth Hale (Language Teacher); Lloyd Leland, Donald G. Soctomah (Contributors); Steven Sloan, Bill Howard (Technical Support); National Science Foundation, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Institute at the University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs (Funding).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 2008 by the University of Maine Press and printed by Goose Lane Editions.
How People are Cited
Speakers and Elders who contributed entries and voice recordings are cited by name in the Acknowledgements. Other contributors and assistants are cited in the Acknowledgements. Speakers are cited by initials in entries with the sentences they provided.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited in the Acknowledgements. Previous works are cited in the Bibliography.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary began as a manuscript compiled by linguist Philip LeSourd in the 1970s containing about 3,000 words. It was later expanded by David A. Francis and Robert M. Leavitt with the assistance and support of LeSourd and many Passamaquoddy speakers. Additional information comes from previous works and documentation including Kolusuwakonol (1984), an early version of this dictionary, and Tales from Maliseet Country (1963) by Karl V. Teeter.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book. A digital version of this dictionary is available as a multimedia website under the title The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary, hosted on the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Language Portal.
Access
This dictionary is available th.rough libraries as a physical book, and open access online as a multimedia website.
Included Languages and Directionality
Passamaquoddy-Maliseet to English; English to Passamaquoddy-Maliseet.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes entries from both Passamaquoddy and Maliseet.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary are organised alphabetically. In the Peskotomuhkati Wolastoqewi Latowewakon, entries are organised alphabetically by Passamaquoddy-Maliseet headword. Each entry contains the part of speech, the English gloss, inflected forms, and example sentences written first in Passamaquoddy-Maliseet and then in English. Speaker initials are given after sentences. Noun and verb entries are numbered in accordance with their table number in the Eli-Acehtasik Kolusuwakonol section. This section contains noun form and verb conjugation tables, numbered for reader convenience. The final section, Ikolisomanatuwewakon, is organised alphabetically by English headword in bold. Below, all related Passamaquoddy-Maliseet words are listed as sub-entries with their English glosses. No other information is included in these entries.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in Looking Up Words in the Dictionary |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Included in most of the entries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Cited by initials after sentences |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
An online version of A Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary can be found on the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Language Portal.
External Links
Reference the print version of A Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary: Peskotomuhkati Wolastoqewi Latuwewakon on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/286354089
An open access PDF of this dictionary's introductory content is available here: https://pmportal.org/sites/default/files/reference-documents/01.Introduction.30.RMLDec19.pdf
View the digital version, The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary, open access online: https://pmportal.org/.