Documentation:RelLex/Bilingual Dictionary: English-Chukchansi Chukchansi-English
Bilingual Dictionary: English-Chukchansi Chukchansi-English
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Language Name
Valley Yokuts.
Alternate Language Names
Far Northern Valley Yokuts/Delta Yokuts, Northern Valley Yokuts, Southern Valley Yokuts.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Holly Wyatt, Jane Wyatt (Language Consultants); Niken Adisasmito-Smith (Compiler).
Others Involved
Jamie Boley (Cover Image); Narayana Kat Adisasmito-Smith (Lead Developer); Brian Agbayani, Charles Ettner, Chris Golston, Fresno State Students in the Field Methods in Linguistics Course (Assistance with 2016 Edition).
Publishing Information
The most recent published version of this dictionary is 2023. It is not clear what edition of this dictionary it is. Earlier editions include a fifth edition published in 2016 and a third edition in 2011. We are unable to determine when the first edition was published. The publisher for all editions is California State University, Fresno, California.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the title pages and in the Brief Note sections of the 2023 and 2016 editions.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited on the title page and in the Brief Note section.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary primarily comes from speakers. This dictionary project began in 2009, and the primary language consultant throughout its duration has been Holly Wyatt.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a digital book.
Access
This dictionary is open access through the Fresno State website.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Northern Valley Yokuts; Northern Valley Yokuts to English.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from the Chukchansi/Chuk’chans dialect of Northern Valley Yokuts.
Type of Dictionary
This is an online, bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organised alphabetically by English in the English–Chukchansi section and by Northern Valley Yokuts in the Chukchansi–English section. Entries include the headword (the Chukchansi–English entries have two forms as headwords), the part of speech, the translation, and two example sentences written in both languages. In both sections, most entries include two forms of the word in Northern Valley Yokuts: noun and adjective entries include the subject and object forms, and verb entries include the recent past and remote/narrative past forms. The example sentences each illustrate one of the two included forms. Many entries also have additional forms listed below. Noun and adjective entries have forms related to ownership, use, and location. Verb entries have forms related to tense, commands, suggestions, and hypotheticals.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | A brief description of entries in Brief Note and Information Notes sections |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Two in most entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | There is only one dialect included |
Other Notes
This dictionary was used in creating the online Chukchansi-English Speaking Dictionary, which was published by California State University, Fresno in 2023.
External Links
The open access 2023 edition: https://fresnostatecah.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023dictionary-chuk_eng-cover-merged.pdf
The open access 2016 edition: https://cah.fresnostate.edu/linguistics/documents/CHUKCHANSI-ENGLISH%20BILINGUAL%20DICTIONARY%205TH%20EDITION.pdf
Reference to the 2011 edition on the Endangered Languages Project website: https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/6146/guide/6963
A press release by Benjamin Kirk (2023) on the Fresno State website for the online version of this dictionary, Chukchansi-English Speaking Dictionary, provides a brief description of the dictionary project: https://fresnostatecah.com/2023/10/21/native-speakers-and-fresno-state-linguists-release-online-chukchansi-speaking-dictionary/