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Achumawi Dictionary
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Language Name
Achumawi.
Alternate Language Names
Achomawi, Pit River language, ajúmmááwí.
Region
California, United States.
Who
D. L. Olmsted (compiler).
Others Involved
C. Eugene Farmer, Merna McEuen, and Mrs. Jacqueline Doeckel Appleton (student assistants); Mrs. Sarah Stevenson, and Carol Wall (manuscript typing).
Mary R. Haas and Professor Robert F. Heizer helped to facilitate access to unpublished manuscripts and archival materials which were used to compile this dictionary.
Social Science Research Council, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, University of California Davis Committee on Research, University of California Berkeley Survey of Californian Indian Languages, Yale University Ford Foundation Program in Behavior Science, National Science foundation (funding and support).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1966 by the University of California Press.
How People are Cited
Contributors are cited in the Acknowledgements section. No speakers we directly involved in the compilation of this dictionary, and no speakers from archival sources are cited.
How Information is Cited
All entries in this dictionary come from unpublished manuscripts. Abbreviations are used in each entry to indicate the source. A list of these abbreviations can be found in the Introduction. The sources which were used to compile this dictionary are cited in the Introduction and detailed in the Appendix.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from previous work, particularly from the manuscripts of Jaime de Angulo (1930) and C. Hart Merriam (no date cited).
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
Achumawi to English, English to Achumawi.
Dialects Included
This is primarily a dictionary of the Ajumawi or Fall River dialect, with entries included from Astawari, Atsugewi, Hammawi, Hewisedawi, Madesi, and Qosalektawi.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
The Achumawi-English section is organised alphabetically by Achumawi headword. Each entry contains variant pronunciations of the word, its part of speech, its definition in English, and the source of the entry. The English-Achumawi section is organised alphabetically by English headword. Each entry contains the Achumawi equivalent, the source of the entry, and example sentences if known.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In the Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Only included in the English-Achumawi section |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/574738