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Dena'ina Noun Dictionary
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Language Name
Dena'ina.
Alternate Language Names
Tanaina.
Region
Alaska, United States.
Who
James M. Kari (Compiler).
Others Involved
Peter Kalifornsky, Fedosia Sacaloff, Bertha Monfor, Ephem Baktuit, Terry Stepan, Sergei Californsky, Peter Constantine, Maxim Chickalusion, Nellie Chicklusion, Fedora Constantine, Alexandra Allowan, Tommy Allowan, Alec Peter, Sava Stepan, Shem Pete, Billy Pete, Mike Alex, Bailey Theodore, Mike Theodore, Katherine Theodore, Katie Nickanorga, John Stump, Katherine Nicolie, Annie Ronning, Zenia Kolyaha, Mary Jensen, Walter Johnson, Annie Johnson, Vera Roehl, Paraskovia Roehl, Lillian Lapp, Rose Hedlund, Pete Trefon Sr., Albert Wassillie Sr., Nickoli Balluta, Antone Evan, Macy Hobson, Mary L. Trefon, Mary V. Trefon, Dolly Hobson, Alexie Evan, Ruth Koktelash, Pete Koktelash, Alec Trefon, Bertha Trefon, Gulia Delkittie, Francis Wilson, Abe Wilson, Sophie Balluta, Jim Balluta, Vera Carltikoff, Agnes Cusma, Nick Kolyaha, Gust Evanoff Sr., Pete Bobby, Vonga Bobby Nora Alexie, Emma Alexie, Nick Alexie, Kathrine Bobby, Luther Hobson, Helen Dick, Nick Bobby, Paul Bobby, Roy Bobby (Speakers); Albert Wassillie Sr., Nickoli Balluta (Proofreading); Priscilla Kari, Boyd Shaffer, Brina Kessel, David Murray (Assistance with Biological Entries); Jane McGary (Typescript and Index Assistance); Alaska Native Language Center (Support); the National Endowment for the Humanities, Kenai Borough School District, Alaska State-Operated Schools, Lake and Peninsula School District, Iditarod School District, the Materials Development Center of the University of Alaska, Division of Rural Educational Affairs, the Alaska Native Writers Project (Funding).
Publishing Information
Published 1977 by the Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
How People are Cited
Speakers and other contributors are cited in the Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited by name and dialect in the Acknowledgements. Previous publications are cited in the Acknowledgements and the References.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary mainly comes from speakers. Information also comes from Joan Tenenbaum's 1975 Nondalton Tanaina Noun Dictionary, whose principle language contributors were Pete Trefon Sr. and Antone Evan. Previous publications are cited in the Acknowledgements on pp. 7–8 and in the References found at the back of the dictionary.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book. There are earlier versions of this dictionary that are also available as physical books.
Access
The physical copy can be accessed through libraries. The digital version appears to be inaccessible. The earlier versions are also inaccessible.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Dena'ina; Dena'ina to English (Index).
Dialects Included
This dictionary contains information from all four dialects of Dena'ina (i.e., Upper Inlet, Outer Inlet, Iliamna, and Inland).
Type of Dictionary
This is a topical word list, followed by an alphabetized index.
How are Entries Organised
The entries in this dictionary are organised topically. Topics include mammals, pronouns, body parts, common conversational words, and many others. Entries include the English headword and the Dena'ina translation(s). For biological entries, the Latin name is included beside the English headword. The dialect or village identification is listed beside the relevant Dena'ina translation. There is no other information included in the entries.
Prior to the dictionary, there are brief descriptions of Dena'ina dialects, alphabet and sound system, spelling conventions, and key words.
Following the dictionary, there is a Dena'ina–English Index, which is organised alphabetically by Dena'ina. This index is a list of Dena'ina words with the page number of the dictionary the word is located on in the main dictionary section.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Throughout most of the dictionary's frontmatter |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Dialects (and villages where words are village-specific) are marked by the first letter of their name |
Other Notes
The Alaska Native Language Archive has three archived entries relating to this dictionary: Drafts of Dena'ina Noun Dictionary, [Review of] Dena'ina Noun Dictionary by James Kari, 1977, and Dena'ina Noun Dictionary. However, none of them include an open access copy of the dictionary or any accompanying links.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/4177416
Alaska Native Language Archive's post for Drafts of Dena'ina Noun Dictionary: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=TI972K1977i
Alaska Native Language Archive's post for [Review of] Dena'ina Noun Dictionary by James Kari, 1977: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=TI979G1979
Alaska Native Language Archive's post for Dena'ina Noun Dictionary (there is no digital copy included): https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=TI972K1977b