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Comparative Wakashan Dictionary
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Language Name
General Wakashan—Northern Wakashan (including Haisla, Heiltsuk, Oowekyala) and Southern Wakashan (including Kwak'wala, Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, Makah).
Alternate Language Names
Kwakiutlan (Northern Wakashan); Nootkan (Southern Wakashan).
Region
British Columbia, Canada; Washington, United States.
Who
Michael Fortescue.
Others Involved
We are unable to access information about others who may have been involved in creation of this dictionary.
Publishing Information
Published 2007, by Lincom Europa, Munich.
How People are Cited
We are unable to access the dictionary to determine how people, such as speakers and contributors, are cited.
How Information is Cited
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how, or where source materials are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary compiles pre-existing language data, both published and unpublished, relying heavily on the Wakashan comparative vocabulary compiled by Edward Sapir and edited by Morris Swadesh (1952), and Neville Lincoln and John Rath's materials on Northern Wakashan morphology (1980 and undated). The author also used his own fieldwork on Ditidaht.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
Proto-Wakashan (where there are clear cognates across the Northern and Southern language branches), Northern Wakashan language (including Haisla, Heiltsuk, and Oowekyala), and Southern Wakashan (including including Kwak'wala, Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, and Makah). We are unable to access this dictionary to determine the directionality.
Dialects Included
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine which dialects are included.
Type of Dictionary
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine what type of dictionary it is.
How are Entries Organised
The dictionary is divided into two parts which further divided into three sections each. The first of the two main sections consists of roots/stems divided into Proto-Wakashan, Northern Wakashan, and Southern Wakashan. The second section consists of suffixes and enclitics divided again in Proto-Wakashan, Northern Wakashan, and Southern Wakashan.
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are specifically organized.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | Unknown | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | Unknown | |
| Example phrases | Unknown | |
| Speakers marked | Unknown | |
| Dialects marked | Unknown |
Other Notes
This resource is a larger comparative work for several Wakashan language family members, rather than a dictionary of a specific language.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/145453513
A review from Edward J. Vajda (2015), which requires purchase from Taylor & Francis Online or an affiliated login: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00437956.2015.1110386