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An Atsugewi Word List
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Language Name
Atsugewi.
Alternate Language Names
We are unaware of any alternate language names.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Alfred L. Kroeber.
Others Involved
Charlie Snook (language consultant).
Publishing Information
This short wordlist was published in 1958 by the University of Chicago Press in the International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 24, No. 3, Franz Boas Centennial Volume.
How People are Cited
Charlie Snook is cited by name as part of the research background offered in the Introduction to this article.
How Information is Cited
Background on this wordlist is included in the Introduction.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this short wordlist come primarily from the speaker Charlie Snook, who worked with Kroeber in Cassel on Hat Creek over a week in November 1900. The material is gathered from word lists, paradigms, texts, and ethnography.
Tools and Framework used
This wordlist is available as a digital book (PDF) as is published as an academic article.
Access
This wordlist is open access online through UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library. It also may be accessible for some users with an institutional library login through the University of Chicago Press website. It can also be purchased from the University of Chicago Press website for $30 USD.
Included Languages and Directionality
Atsugewi to English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this work. Based on the author's comments in the Introduction, it is likely written in the Hat Creek (Atsuge) dialect.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, monodirectional wordlist.
How are Entries Organised
This is a very short wordlist. Entries are included in section 2, Vocabulary, and section 3, Tribal Names. Entries in both sections include the Atsugewi entry followed by the English translation in italics, and are separated from other entries by a semi-colon. The entries are organized into unlabelled semantic sections and include: numerals, human/body words, mammals, birds, reptiles, plants, and pronouns.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
In the Introduction Kroeber notes that the source material is not great quality, but hopes that it will encourage the development of better Atsugewi in the future. He published this wordlist as at the time information on Atsugewi had never been published.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/9974241756
It is available through some libraries, and can be purchased on the University of Chicago Press website: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/464457
It is open access online through the UC Berkeley Bancroft Library: https://bancroft.berkeley.edu/bancphot/public/Titangos/Articles/An%20Atsugewi%20Word%20List.pdf