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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).

Publishing Information

Published 1990. The published is listed in some sources as the Canadian Museum of Civilizaition, Hull, Quebec, and University of Ottawa Press in others.

How People are Cited

People are cited in the Preface.

How Information is Cited

Information is cited in the Preface and the References Cited sections of the dictionary.

Where is Information Coming from

The information in this dictionary comes from speakers 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 book and digital are both available through libraries. The physical book is available for purchase through University of Ottawa Press for CA$7.99.

Included Languages and Directionality

English to Northern Straits Salish.

Dialects Included

This dictionary is of the Samish (SI,NÁMEŚ) dialect.

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.

The grammar includes information on phonemics, morphophonemics, and morphology of Samish.

The included story is recorded in English first, followed by the Samish telling.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio
Images
Example phrases
Speakers marked Speakers are marked by initials where the information was not confirmed by both speakers
Dialects marked Dialects are noted in parentheses where information is not Samish

External Links

Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/21307486

Institutional access 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/