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Chukchansi-English Speaking Dictionary

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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

According to the press release from Fresno State this dictionary project was led by Dr. Holly Blossom Wyatt and Dr. Niken Adisasmito-Smith with involvement from others in the Department of Linguistics at California State University, Fresno, including Dr. Chris Golston and Dr. Brian Agbayani. Narayana Kat Adisasmito-Smith developed the online dictionary.

The dictionary credits Holly Wyatt, Jane Wyatt (Language Consultants), and Niken Adisasmito-Smith (Compiler).

Others Involved

Narayana Kat Adisasmito-Smith, Brian Agbayani, Charles Ettner, Chris Golston, Fresno State Students in the Field Methods in Linguistics Course (Assistance with 2016 Edition of Bilingual Dictionary: English-Chukchansi Chukchansi-English).

Publishing Information

This online dictionary was launched in 2023, according to the press release on Fresno State's website. There are no update dates listed.

The website was published using GitHub pages, and was published by California State University, Fresno, California.

How People are Cited

This dictionary does not cite any authors or contributors.

Those listed above, under 'Who' and 'Others Involved', are cited on the title page and in the Brief Note section of the 2016 edition of Bilingual Dictionary: English-Chukchansi Chukchansi-English, as well as in the press release from California State University, Fresno.

How Information is Cited

This dictionary does not cite the source of any of its information.

Where is Information Coming from

According to this dictionary's press release on Fresno State's website, information in this dictionary primarily comes from the Bilingual Dictionary: English-Chukchansi Chukchansi-English (2023), which was published under the same project as this online dictionary. This project began in 2009, and the primary language consultant throughout its duration has been Holly Wyatt.

Tools and Framework used

This is an online, multimedia dictionary. It has images and audio.

Access

This dictionary is open access.

Included Languages and Directionality

English to Northern Valley Yokuts; Northern Valley Yokuts to English. The search function operates in both directions.

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

At the top right corner of the website, there is a toggle that, when clicked, changes the direction of the dictionary. When the toggle is set to en–ch, the dictionary is set to English-Northern Valley Yokuts, and entries are organised alphabetically by English. When the toggle is set to ch–en, the dictionary is set to Northern Valley Yokuts-English, and entries are organised by Northern Valley Yokuts.

Entries in both directionalities include the headword (the Northern Valley Yokuts-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 Nothern 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. Most entries have an audio recording of the Northern Valley Yokuts word(s) and an image.

The search function works in both directions. However, that direction is dependent on the direction of the dictionary. When the dictionary is set to English-Northern Valley Yokuts, it can be searched by English. When the dictionary is set to Northern Valley Yokuts-English, it can be searched by Northern Valley Yokuts.

Other Features

Feature	Included	More Information
Guide to use and understand	❌
Audio	✅
Images	✅
Example phrases	✅	Two in most entries
Speakers marked	❌
Dialects marked	❌	There is only one dialect included

External Links

The open access online dictionary can be found here: https://ssirrikh.github.io/chukchansi/speaking-dictionary

A press release by Benjamin Kirk (2023) is available on the Fresno State website for this online dictionary: https://fresnostatecah.com/2023/10/21/native-speakers-and-fresno-state-linguists-release-online-chukchansi-speaking-dictionary/