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A Phonology, Morphology, and Classified Word List for the Samish Dialect of Straits Salish
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Language Name
Northern Straits Salish.
Alternate Language Names
Saanich, SENĆOŦEN, Klallam.
Region
British Columbia, Canada; Washington, United States.
Who
Brent D. Galloway.
Others Involved
Victor Underwood, Sr., Lena Daniels, Tommy Bob (Speakers); Canadian Ethnology Service, Samish Tribe (Funding); Violet Hilbert (Resource sharing); Wayne Suttles, Sally Snyder (Anthropologists); Mary Hansen (Tribal secretary); Ken Hanson (Chairman of the Samish tribe).
Publishing Information
Published 1990. The publisher is listed in some sources (including the physical book) as the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, and University of Ottawa Press in others.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Preface.
How Information is Cited
Speakers’ names and language backgrounds are included in the Preface, along with descriptions of the methods used in the compilation of this dictionary. Speakers are cited by their initials within some entries to identify forms which were only recognized or used by specific speakers. Previous publications which were used in the compilation of this dictionary are cited in the References Cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from speakers. Th grammatical information comes from work with speakers, historical recordings, and previously published written works (as listed in the References Cited).
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as both a physical book and digital book.
Access
The physical and digital books are both accesible through libraries. The physical book is available for purchase through University of Ottawa Press for $7.99 CA.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Northern Straits Salish.
Dialects Included
This dictionary is of the Samish (SI,NÁMEŚ) dialect. Descriptions of the language backgrounds of specific speakers’ are included in the Preface.
Occasionally, information that may be Cowichan or Halkomelem has been included because, as it is noted in the Preface, the speakers sometimes had difficulty remembering which language/dialect they knew the word in. The author has marked in parentheses in individual entries where information is not Samish.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional topical wordlist, introduced by a thorough grammar and followed by a Samish story.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organised topically and are each numbered. The topics are Numerals, Nature, Fauna, Flora, Body, Human Relations, Spirit, Entertainment, Man-made Things, Qualities, and Verbs. Nominals are listed by semantic domains and verbs are listed in alphabetic order by English gloss.
Entries include and English headword, followed by the Samish translation. Some entries also include speaker initials and/or notes on borrowing and related words in other languages.
The grammar includes information on phonemics, morphophonemics, and morphology of Samish. The English translation of the story is included, and is followed by the Samish version.
This wordlist follows the classified wordlist developed by Aert Kuipers and Randy Bouchard for languages of the Pacific Northwest.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Speakers are marked by initials in some entries |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Dialects and languages other than Samish are marked in parentheses |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/21307486
With Institutional access the digital book is available through JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv16qb1
The physical dictionary is available for purchase through University of Ottawa Press for CA$7.99 here: https://press.uottawa.ca/en/9781772822809/phonology-morphology-and-classified-word-list-for-the-samish-dialect-of-straits-salish/