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Ahtna Noun Dictionary
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Language Name
Ahtna.
Alternate Language Names
Atna, Ahtena, Copper River.
Region
Alaska, United States.
Who
Mildred/Millie Buck (Compiler/Author for both editions); James Kari (Compiler for the first edition); John E. Smelcer, Markle Pete (Authors for the second edition).
Others Involved
Organisations
Ahtna Heritage Foundation.
Individuals
Speakers: Andy Brown, Maggie Eskilida, Fannie Shtienfield (Ahtna Lower dialect Speakers); Markel Ewan Sr. ,Martha Jackson, Jim McKinley (Ahtna Central dialect Speakers); Katie John (Ahtna Mentasta or Upper dialect Speaker); Henry Peters (Ahtna Western dialect Speaker).
First edition contributors: Bob John, Bell Joe, Maggie Joe, Adam Sanford, Dick Secondchief, Alfred Bell, Maury Secondchief, Virginia Pete, Howard Sanford, Betty Tyone, Nick Tyone, Fred Ewan, Harding Ewan, Eileen Ewan, Oscar Ewan, Jim Tyone, Walter Charley, Mamie Charley, Rena Jacomet, Mollie Billum, Frank Billum, Frank Stickwan, Elsie Stickwan, Walya Hobson, Ena Nickolai, Ruth Johns, Harry Johns Sr. , Tenas Jack, Pete Ewan, Sophie Lincoln, Andrew Stickwan, Ina Lincoln, John Billum, Ruby Johns. (Specified) Contributors: Priscilla Kari, Boyd Shaffer (Flora and fauna identifiers); Michael Krauss (Organizer of Relatives section); Leona Okakok, Cathy Nevak (Manuscript typists); Jeff Leer, Markle Ewan Sr. , Ruth Johns, Krauss, Buck, Kari (Proofreaders); Frederica deLaguna, Catherine McClellan (Authors of Ahtna word lists from the 1950's and 1960's).
Second edition contributors: Virginia Pete, Mary Bell, Chief Fred Ewan, Jake Tansy, Johnny Shaginoff, Ruth Johns, Chief Harry Johns, Walter Charley, Frank Billum, Mary Joe Smelcer, Morrie Secondchief, Joe Secondchief, Frank Stickwan, Chief Ben Neeley, Katie John, Fred John Sr.
Publishing Information
The first edition, Ahtna Noun Dictionary, was published September 1975 by the Alaska Native Language Center, Center for Northern Educational Research, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. The second edition, Ahtna Noun Dictionary with Pronunciation Guide, was published 1998 by the Ahtna Heritage Foundation, Glennallen, Alaska, and more recently in 2011 by J.E. Smelcer.
The first edition is looked at here.
How People are Cited
The compilers are cited on the front page of the dictionary. Others involved in the making of this dictionary are cited in the Acknowledgements.
The Acknowledgements section includes dedication statements from each of the main eight contributors. These dedication statements include the message in Ahtna, an English translation, as well as the speaker's age, dialect, and residency information. Other contributors are cited by name in this section following the dedication statements.
How Information is Cited
The information in this dictionary is cited under the Preface and Acknowledgements sections.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary comes from fluent speakers, past Ahtna word lists, as well as meetings and workshops of Koht ' aene Kenaege ' .
Tools and Framework used
This first edition of this dictionary is available as a digital and physical book. The second edition is only available as a physical book.
Access
The digital copy (PDF scan) is open access through the Alaska Native Language Archive. The physical copy of both the second and the first edition can be accessed through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Ahtna. Includes an Ahtna to English Index.
Dialects Included
This dictionary considers five Ahtna dialects: Lower, Central, Upper, Western and Mentasta-Batzulnetas dialects.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, multi-dialectical, mono-directional, topical wordlist.
How are Entries Organised
The entries in this dictionary are organized topically. Each entry includes the entry in English, followed by the Ahtna equivalent in at least one of the dialects, although often in multiple dialects.
The dictionary also includes an Ahtna Index, which can be used to look up entries by Ahtna to locate the corresponding entry in the main body of the dictionary.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | There is an introduction to the orthography, phonological systems, and syntax. Explanation of the Ahtna dialects and alphabet is provided under The Ahtna Dialects and The Ahtna Alphabet. There is also information regarding spelling for the distinct dialects under Spelling Rules for Dialect Differences. |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Where applicable, dialects are marked with a letter in parentheses: the Lower dialect (L), the Central dialect (C), the Western dialect (W), Mentasta-Batzulnetas (M), and the Upper dialect (U). |
Other Notes
In instances where words have been borrowed from other languages, the dictionary acknowledges this by adding the origin of the word in brackets.
Ahtna noun dictionary and pronunciation guide, the second edition of this dictionary, includes a pronunciation guide which is not featured in the edition looked at here.
External Links
Reference Ahtna Noun Dictionary on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/4020517
Reference Ahtna Noun Dictionary with Pronunciation Guide (second edition) on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/770148447
Open access digital copy of Ahtna Noun Dictionary through the Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=AT973BK1975
Alaska Native Language Archive's post for Ahtna Noun Dictionary with Pronunciation Guide (there is no digital copy included): https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=AT980S1998