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Báxoje-Jiwére-Ñútʔačhi ~ Maʔúŋke Ichʔe Wawagaxe / Ioway-Otoe-Missouria ~ English Dictionary
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Language Name
Chiwere.
Alternate Language Names
Iowa-Otoe-Missouria, Ioway-Otoe-Missouria, Báxoje-Jíwere-Ñút'achi, Iowa-Oto.
Region
Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, United States.
Who
Jimm G. GoodTracks.
Others Involved
There is no information included in this resource about others involved.
Publishing Information
This dictionary was first published in 1992 by the University of Colorado Department of Linguistics. The digitized version is now hosted on GoodTracks' website, the Ioway, Otoe-Missouria Language Website, which does not display a launch date, but seems to have the most recent update as mid-2012.
How People are Cited
This dictionary does not cite any other contributors.
How Information is Cited
This dictionary does not appear to cite the source of its information. Some entries are attributed to other language materials with italicized notes at the end of the entry. These are usually marked 'wékaⁿ' (meaning 'story') or 'uyáⁿwe' (meaning 'song') followed by the title of the song or story in quotation marks. Authors of and/or contributors to these works are usually not cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Some information in this dictionary comes from GoodTracks' own knowledge as an Ioway/Otoe person and speaker of Chiwere. Information also comes from GoodTracks' research on the language and collection of audio recordings from Chiwere Elders. GoodTracks also used previously written language materials, some of which are identified by their title, though none have a publication year and very few include an author.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a collection of digital PDFs.
Access
This dictionary is available open access on GoodTracks' website, the Ioway, Otoe-Missouria Language Website, as a collection of digital PDFs. The dictionary is also available open access in the same format on the Kansas Historical Society's website.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Chiwere; Chiwere to English.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from both dialects, Ioway (Baxoje ichʔe) and Otoe-Missouria (Jíwere-Ñútʔačhi ichʔe).
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by English or Chiwere, depending on the directionality of the word list. The dictionary is available as a collection of digital PDFs. Each PDF is roughly one letter of the alphabet and one direction. For example, all entries starting with the letter A with the directionality of English-Chiwere are one PDF document, and all entries starting with the letter A with the directionality of Chiwere-English are another PDF document.
Entries contain the headword in either English or Chiwere, other related terms or variations, the word classification (e.g., adjective, noun, verb, etc.), the gloss/translation, and example phrases. Some entries also include a note on the source of the entry, usually marked with either 'wékaⁿ' (meaning 'story') or 'uyáⁿwe' (meaning 'song') followed by the title of the song or story in quotation marks. These rarely include an author's name or publication date. Entries in the English-Chiwere section have dialect markings and a phonetic pronunciation for all Chiwere words. Many entries in the Chiwere-English section contain a note offering information about the headword's place in a word or sentence structure, pluralization, or other grammatical information. Some entries in this section contain more information in Chiwere (italicized), but we are unable to determine what this information is about.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Included in most entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | In the English-Chiwere section by dialect initials |
Other Notes
This dictionary is hosted by GoodTracks' website, the Ioway, Otoe-Missouria Language Website, which also contains general Chiwere language information, songs and hymns in Chiwere, personal narratives, traditional stories, and other cultural information and language materials.
External Links
Find the open access digitized PDFs that make up the Báxoje-Jiwére-Ñútʔačhi ~ Maʔúŋke Ichʔe Wawagaxe / Ioway-Otoe-Missouria ~ English Dictionary on the Ioway, Otoe-Missouria Language Website: https://www.iowayotoelang.nativeweb.org/dictionary.htm
The home page of the Ioway, Otoe-Missouria Language Website: https://www.iowayotoelang.nativeweb.org/index.htm
A description of the dictionary and the open access digitized PDFs are also available on the Kansas Historical Society's website: https://www.kshs.org/p/the-ioway-otoe-missouria-baxoje-jiwere-nut-achi-language-project-and-dictionary/16055
A transcribed interview with and bio of Jimm GoodTracks (author of the dictionary) on the Wisdom of the Elders website explaining some of his language and cultural work: https://wisdomoftheelders.org/turtle-island-storyteller-jimm-goodtracks/