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Cahuilla Dictionary
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Language Name
Cahuilla.
Alternate Language Names
Ivilyuat.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Hansjakob Seiler, Kojiro Hioki.
Others Involved
Katherine Siva Saubel, Alice Lopez (language consultants).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1979 by the Malki Museum Press.
How People are Cited
Speakers are cited by name in the Introduction under Acknowledgements. Entries in the dictionary which come from speakers Katherine Siva Saubel or Alice Lopez and were not attested in any previously compiled resources are marked with the speaker’s initials.
How Information is Cited
Previous works are cited in the Bibliography. Speakers are cited under Acknowledgements.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from two main sources. First, the Texts (1970) and Grammar (1977) written by Hansjakob Seiler, as well as his unpublished field notes collected in the 1960s. Second, from fieldwork conducted by Hioki in 1972 and 1973 with speakers Katherine Siva Saubel and Alice Lopez.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accesible through libraries and can be purchased from the Malki Museum Press for $40 USD.
Included Languages and Directionality
Cahuilla to English; English to Cahuilla (glossary).
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes the Desert Cahuilla, Mountain Cahuilla, Palm Springs Cahuilla, and the Wánikik Cahuilla dialects. The Palm Springs Cahuilla and the Wánikik Cahuilla dialects are marked using abbreviations in entries. The Mountain Cahuilla and Desert Cahuilla dialects are unmarked but can be identified in some entries when speakers are cited (Katherine Siva Saubel is cited for Mountain Cahuilla and Alice Lopez is cited for Desert Cahuilla).
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
The Cahuilla to English dictionary, beginning on page 13, is organised alphabetically by Cahuilla headword. Each entry contains the grammatical category, comparative forms, and English definition. If a form was given by Lopez or Saubel and was not attested in the authors’ previous work, their initials are marked after the grammatical category. Dialects are listed by abbreviation at the beginning of entries. Many entries list at least one example sentence from Seiler's Texts (1970). The English-Cahuilla Index is organised alphabetically by English headword followed by Cahuilla equivalent(s).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Guide to the language and the dictionary format included in Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not included in every entry |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Cited by initials in entries when not attested in previous resources |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | The Palm Springs Cahuilla and the Wánikik Cahuilla dialects are marked, while the Mountain Cahuilla and Desert Cahuilla dialect can be identified in some entries when speakers are cited |
Other Notes
This dictionary is designed to be useful to both linguists and non-linguists, although non-linguists may find the amount of technical terms and linguistic information overwhelming.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/5195337
The dictionary can be purchased from the Malki Museum Press for $40 USD: https://malkimuseum.org/products/cahuilla-dictionary-pb?_pos=1&_psq=cahuilla+dic&_ss=e&_v=1.0