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Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary
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Language Name
Chickasaw.
Alternate Language Names
Chikashshanompa'.
Region
Oklahoma, United States.
Who
Pamela Munro (Author); Catherine Willmond (Author, Speaker).
Others Involved
Speakers: Frankie Alberson, Adeline Brown, Vera Virgie Brown, Willie Byars, Onita Carnes, Mina Christie, Cora Lee Collins, Lizzie Frazier, Lorene Greenwood, Emily Howard, Mary James, Luther John, Tecumseh John, Jeff Johnson, Martha Johnson, Maybell Lacher, Caroline Milligan, Tennie Pettigrew, Eloise Pickens, Clarence Porter, Leola Porter, Flora Reed, Lee Fannie Roberts, Mary Ella Russell, Minnie Shields, Hattie Stout, Thomas Underwood, Adam Walker.
Commenters (roles unspecified): Edna Baken, Pauline Brown, Patsy Byars, Frank Christie, Jackson Collins, Joyce Cripps, Josie Crow, Pauline Fillmore, Thomas Frazier, Geraldine Greenwood, Amos James, Rose Jefferson, Annie Orr, Bill Pettigrew, Dan Pettigrew, Binum Pickens, John Puller, and Fanny Underwood.
For Choctaw equivalents: Aaron Baker, Juanita Baker, Rosie Billy, Laura Carney, Gus Comby, Edith Gem, Jincy Ingram, Ollie Jack, Leona Jefferson, McDonnell Johnson, Levi Jones, Marie McKinney, Reba Meashintubby, Florence Nelson, Paul Perkins, Tillie Perkins, Steven Roberts, Semiah Robinson, Julia Thomas, Julia Timms, Henry Tubby, Gladys Wade, Hanson Wade, Frances Willis, Josephine Wade, Adam Sampson, and Buster Ned (speakers).
Support: Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Editors: Aaron Broadwell, Jack Martin, Karen Wallace, JP Munro.
Publishing Information
Published 2014 by the University of Oklahoma Press.
How People are Cited
The authors are cited on the title page. The speakers and commenters are cited in the Preface. Speaker variation is cited in entries using speaker initials to indicate the source each form.
How Information is Cited
We are unable to access the full dictionary to determine how, or where previous work and source materials are cited. They are likely cited in the Bibliography. Some of the previously published sources which were heavily referenced in this dictionary are cited in the Preface.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary comes from speakers as well as previously published materials. Special mention is made to Jesse and Vinnie May James Humes's 1997 work A Chickasaw Dictionary. Since Chickasaw is closely related to Choctaw, the authors consulted a number of Choctaw dictionaries which suggested additional Chickasaw words. These are cited in the Preface as Cyrus Byington's Choctaw Dictionary, Allen Wright's Chahta Leksikon, Ben Watkins's Choctaw Definer, and unnamed works by T. Dale Nicklas.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book. According to the Chickasaw Nation website's Language page, this dictionary has an accompanying CD that "assists with hearing the pronunciation of the language".
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries. The physical book can be purchased from the Chickasaw Press for $30 USD. An excerpt of the dictionary is open access from the Chickasaw Press website.
Included Languages and Directionality
Chickasaw to English, with an English to Chickasaw index.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bi-directional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary is organized alphabetically, by both English and Chickasaw, using the Latin alphabet. Chickasaw entries contain the headword and the English translation. Some entires contain additional grammatical information, usage information, or cross references. Some entries with multiple variants are marked by speaker's initials. English entries contain the English headword and the Chickasaw equivalent.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In A Guide to the Dictionary and Abbreviations |
| Audio | ✅ | In the accompanying CD, may only be a pronunciation guide |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | By initials in entries that differ from Willmond's speech |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/30595315
The Chickasaw Nation website's Language page, which provides information this dictionary's background, and the accompanying CD: https://www.chickasaw.net/our-nation/culture/language.aspx
Download an excerpt (which includes the Preface and the first page of the Chickasaw and English sections) or purchase the dictionary from the Chickasaw Press website: https://chickasawpress.com/Books/Chikashshanompaat-Holisso-Toba-chi,-Chickasaw-An.aspx