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Comparative Athabaskan Word List
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Language Name
Navajo, Tsuut'ina, Danezaa, Chipewyan, Dakelh, and Sekani.
Alternate Language Names
Navajo: Navaho, Diné bizaad, Naabeehó bizaad.
Tsuut'ina: Sarsi, Sarcee.
Danezaa: Dane-Zaa, Danezaa Zaageʔ, ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ, Beaver.
Chipewyan: Denésoliné, Dënesųłı̨né, Dënë Sųłınë́.
Dakelh: Carrier.
Sekani: Tse’khene, Tsekan.
Region
British Columbia, Canada.
Who
Robert W. Young.
Others Involved
There is no information included in this resource about others involved.
Publishing Information
Published as part of the 1959 Navajo Yearbook, an annual publication to report progress on the Navajo-Hopi Long Range Rehabilitation Act (P.L. 474 - 81st Congress).
How People are Cited
This dictionary does not cite any authors or contributors.
How Information is Cited
This dictionary does not cite the source of any of its information.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary does not indicate where information is coming from or what sources were used.
Tools and Framework used
This resource is available as a digital book (PDF). It may also be available as a physical book.
Access
The PDF scan of this dictionary is open access through Alaska Native Language Archive.
Included Languages and Directionality
This dictionary compares English, Navajo, Sarsi (Tsuut'ina), Beaver (Danezaa), Chipewyan, Carrier (Dakelh), and Sekani. The first column is in English.
Dialects Included
No dialects are specified in this wordlist
Type of Dictionary
This is a mono-directional comparative wordlist including six languages and English. The open access PDF on Alaska Native Language Archive only contains 43 headwords/phrases.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by English throughout the noun entries. Entries are not organized in any specific way for the remaining entries.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | As their own entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | Languages are marked through columns |
Other Notes
The digital dictionary is a PDF scan of the physical book and has many marks from photocopying, making the text difficult to read at times. This resource only contains 43 headwords/phrases.
External Links
Open access on Alaska Native Language Archive: https://uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=CA939Y1959
The direct link to the open access PDF on Alaska Native Language Archive: https://uafanlc.alaska.edu/Online/CA939Y1959/CA939Y1959.pdf