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Blackfoot Online Dictionary
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Language Name
Blackfoot.
Alternate Language Names
Siksíka, Pied-Noir, Niitsi'powahsin, ᓱᖽᐧᖿ.
Region
Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada; Montana, United States.
Who
Don Frantz, Inge Genee (editors).
Others Involved
Francis First Charger (Elder); Jessie Black Water, Kim Black Water, Peter Chief Calf, Natalie (Ophelia) Creighton, Shirlee Crow Shoe, Beverly Little Bear Hungry Wolf, Philomena Melting Tallow, Carl Singer, Shawn Singer, Jo Ann Yellow Horn, Pauline Yellow Horn (speakers); Inge Genee, Marie-Odile Junker (web developers); Delasie Torkornoo (programming and conversions); Antti Arppe, Heather Bliss, Don Frantz, Inge Genee, Marie-Odile Junker, Mizuki Miyashita, Daniel O’Donnell, Nicole Rosen, Conor Snoek, Natalie Weber, Fernando Zuniga (SSHRC teams); Madeline Neufeld, Meagan Schritt, Jessie Black Water, Kristen Healy, Janine Jackson, Madeline Neufeld, Myles Shirakawa, Carl Singer, Natalie Weber, Pauline Yellow Horn, Rachel Hoof, Mahaliah Peddle, Blaise Russell, Kristy Eagle Bear, Bill Heavy Runner, Dominik Kadlec, Cade Fowler, Talia George, Alex Smith, Haibei Wang (student research assistants); Dominik Kadlec, Madoka Mizumoto, Alex Smith, Natalie Weber (graduate students); Heather Bliss, Katie Schmirler (post-docs); Steffi Dudley, Shelby Johnson, Peter Pankonin, Amanda Thom, Brittany Wichers (community volunteers); University of Lethbridge, Province of Alberta Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP), Chinook Summer Research Award program, SSHRC Undergraduate Summer Research Award program, Jacobs Research Funds, Mitacs Globalink Research Internships (funding); Algonquian Dictionaries Project (developer). Additional speakers are cited in entries.
Publishing Information
This dictionary was originally published online by the Algonquian Languages Project in 2015 and continues to be updated as of mid-2024.
How People are Cited
Speakers are cited within entries that contain audio. Speakers and other contributors are listed by type of contribution in the Credits tab.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited in the Credits tab and by name in entries that contain audio. Images and audio files are cited in entries.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries and audio files in this dictionary come from speakers Genee worked with during her and Frantz's efforts to digitize Frantz's earlier print dictionary which was not accessible or useful to community members. Images are submitted by research assistants and community members from third party websites or personal collections.
Tools and Framework used
This is a multimedia website that uses audio files and images.
Access
This dictionary is open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Blackfoot. Searches can be made in both English and Blackfoot.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes forms from four Blackfoot dialects: Siksiká, Kainai, Aapátohsipikani, and Aamsskáápipikani. Dialects and speakers are cited in audio entries only.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, monodirectional online dictionary. It has a bidirectional, filterable search function.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this Blackfoot to English dictionary can be accessed in two main ways: (1) users can search for entries using either English or Blackfoot, or (2) users browse all entries in the dictionary under the Browse tab.
In the Browse tab there are five categories which each organize the entries in different ways: Entries, Keywords, Themes, Morphemes, and Part of Speech. The Themes and Part of Speech categories are then broken into smaller sub-categories (i.e. specific semantic categories for Themes, and individual parts of speech for Part of Speech),
Within each of these categories entries are organized alphabetically. Entries minimally include the Blackfoot headword, the part of speech, and the English translation. An entry can then be clicked to show more information such as audio, images, example sentences, keywords, and themes.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Abbreviation key, search guide, and instructional videos are included under Help |
| Audio | ✅ | Not included in every entry |
| Images | ✅ | Not included in every entry |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Included in some entries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | In drop-down information located under info icon in entry; only in audio entries |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | In drop-down information located under info icon in entry; only in audio entries |
External Links
The Blackfoot Online Dictionary can be found here: https://dictionary.blackfoot.atlas-ling.ca/#!/help
More information on the Algonquian Language Project can be found here: https://blackfoot.algonquianlanguages.ca/
An interview with the creators of the digital dictionary can be viewed here: https://pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/digitalteachingandlearning/chapter/crossing-boundaries/