Documentation:RelLex/Coeur d’Alene Online Resource Center
Coeur d’Alene Online Resource Center
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Language Name
Coeur d'Alene.
Alternate Language Names
Snchitsu’umshtsn.
Region
Idaho, United States.
Who
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe.
Others Involved
Shannon Bischoff, Musa Yassin Fort (Original Archive Creation); Gladys Reichard, John Lyon, Rebecca Greene-Wood, Lawrence Nicodemus, Ivy Doak (Resources); National Science Foundation (Support).
Others involved in creating and maintaining the website are listed by name within the metadata of each page. Speakers and others involved in the creation of audio files are listed by name in the metadata of each audio file.
Publishing Information
Launched 2009, updated 2012, Coeur d'Alene Online Language Resource Centre.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the About the COLRC page and within the metadata for each page and audio file.
How Information is Cited
Information is cited on the About the COLRC page, in the introductory information and metadata of each page, and on the Bibliography page.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this resource comes from previously published resources.
The primary resources include: The 2007 Lawrence Nicodemus's Coeur d'Alene Dictionary in Root Format edited by John Lyon and Rebecca Greene-Wood, the 1939 Stem-list of the Coeur d'Alene Language by Gladys Reichard, Gladys Reichard's fieldnotes and typed manuscripts from 1927-1929, the 1947 An Analysis of Coeur d'Alene Indian Myths by Gladys Reichard and Adele Froelich, the 1975 Snchitsu'umshtsn: The Coeur d'Alene Language by Lawrence Nicodemus, the Coeur d'Alene chapter of the 1938 Handbook of American Indian Languages written by Gladys Reichard, and the 1997 Coeur d'Alene Grammatical Relations by Ivy Doak.
All other resources are listed on the Bibliography page and in the metadata of each page.
Tools and Framework used
This resource is a multimedia website, and includes audio files.
Access
This resource is open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Coeur d'Alene to English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, multimedia, online root dictionary, stem list, and affix list. This website also includes a spelling and pronunciation guide, texts, and audio files. The website can be searched in English or Coeur d'Alene, using either the Salish or Nicodemus orthography.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in the root dictionary, stem list, and affix list are organized alphabetically by Coeur d'Alene. Entries are first listed in the Salish orthography, then the Nicodemus orthography, followed by the English translation. A guide to the Salish and Nicodemus orthographies are included in the Spelling and Pronunciation guide.
Entries in the root dictionary include grammatical notations and additional information, as well as different known forms of the root, starting with the simplest form followed by more complex forms.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Each page includes a brief explanation |
| Audio | ✅ | On the Audio Files page |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | There aren't any example phrases, but there are texts in Coeur D'Alene on the Texts page |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | In the metadata of each audio file |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
Access the Coeur d'Alene Online Language Resource Center here: http://lasrv01.pfw.edu/COLRC/reichard.php
The archive of the COLRC website: http://lasrv01.pfw.edu/crd_archive/start1.html