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Ararahih'urípih: A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language
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Language Name
Karuk.
Alternate Language Names
Karok, Araráhih.
Region
California, United States.
Who
The Karuk Tribe and the University of California, Berkeley.
Others Involved
An excerpt from the Resources page of Ararahih'urípih lists others involved:
"Project participants, collaborators, and contributors include Andrew Garrett and Erik Maier (UC Berkeley); Susan Gehr (College of the Redwoods, Karuk tribal linguist and archivist); Clare Sandy (San Francisco State University, San José State University); Karuk master speakers, including Sonny Davis and the late Lucille Albers, Charlie Thom, and Vina Smith; and Karuk language activists and teachers, including LuLu Alexander, Tamara Alexander, Julian Lang, Crystal Richardson, and Florrine Super. Those who have participated at Berkeley also include Line Mikkelsen and many current and former graduate students (including Nicholas Baier, Kayla Carpenter, Erin Donnelly, Matthew Faytak, Kelsey Neely, Melanie Redeye, and Tammy Stark) and undergraduate students (including Shane Bilowitz, Anna Currey, Kouros Falati, Nina Gliozzo, Morgan Jacobs, Karie Moorman, Olga Pipko, Jeff Spingeld, and Whitney White). (Some of our work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1065620; opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. We have also received financial support from UC Berkeley and generous logistical support from the Karuk Tribe.)"
Publishing Information
This online dictionary is supported by the University of California, Berkeley. No publication date is specified for this online resource. Last revised dates are included in all entries (and appear to be between 2005 and 2016).
The dictionary source material was published in 2005. All included texts and resources are dated and include publication information. The grant which supported some of the work for this project was active between 2011 and 2014, and it appears that the website was active prior to 2011.
How People are Cited
Speakers are cited in the Master Speakers section, and others contributors are collaborators are cited on the Resources page.
How Information is Cited
Sources are cited on the Resources page of the website.
Each entry in the dictionary has a Source section which identifies page numbers and timestamps for the word in other sources. Individual speakers are cited by name in each story, recording, and excerpt example sentence, in both the main dictionary section (under Search) and the Sentences & Texts section.
The Master Speakers section lists all people who have participated as Karuk speakers in sentences and texts (stories, descriptions, conversations, etc.) that are currently included on the website. Each name can be clicked, which links to sentences and texts they contributed, as well as a short biography of some speakers.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary and text corpus comes from previous sources and named speakers. The speakers who have contributed directly to this resource are cited in the Master Speakers section.
The dictionary information comes from the Karuk Dictionary (2005) compiled by William Bright and Susan Gehr. Additional information has been added. The texts come from publications by William Bright and J. P. Harrington.
Tools and Framework used
This is an online, multimedia, searchable dictionary. It includes text and some audio.
Access
This recourse is predominately open access. Some text content is password protected and is only accessible to members of the community.
Included Languages and Directionality
Entries are formatted Karuk to English. The dictionary is searchable by both Karuk and English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this resource.
Type of Dictionary
This is an online, mono-directional, bilingual dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
The dictionary entries cannot be browsed but are searchable by Karuk and English, and are filterable by topic. Entries the English translation, part of speech, and derivational break down. When applicable there are links to examples of the entry used in texts.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
Additional language resources are included on the Resources page.
The website includes a feedback form through Google Forms which can be accessed by clicking Feedback in the main menu.
External Links
Access Ararahih'urípih: A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language at: https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~karuk/