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Dictionary of Alaskan Haida
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Language Name
Haida.
Alternate Language Names
X̱aat Kíl, X̱aadas Kíl, X̱aayda Kil, Xaad kil.
Region
British Columbia, Canada; Alaska, United States.
Who
Jordan Lachler (Compiler).
Others Involved
Erma Lawrence, Claude Morrison, Woodrow Morrison, and the Anna Peele (Elders); Skíl Jáadei (Linda Schrack), 'Wáahlaal Gíidaak (Starla Agoney), Patrick Garza, Eliasica Timmerman, and Cara Wallace (intermediate Haida language students); and, Sean M. Burke (Book design and computational lexicography).
Kathy Dye (Front Cover Design); Robert Hoffmann (Front Cover Artwork); and, Suzanne G. Fox, Red Bird Publishing, Inc., Bozeman, MT (Copy editing).
Administration for Native American (funding), and Sealaska Heritage Institute (support).
Publishing Information
Published in 2010 by the Sealaska Heritage Institute, in Juneau, Alaska.
How People are Cited
Elders and other contributors are acknowledged by name in the Acknowledgements section of the dictionary on pg. 7. Other contributors, such as the cover designer, editor, and printers, are cited in the edition information on the first page of the dictionary.
Speakers who contributed to earlier sources which were referenced in this dictionary are cited by name on pg. 11 in the Sources of Information subsection of the Introduction.
How Information is Cited
The source of information for this dictionary is cited on pg. 11 in the Sources of Information subsection of the Introduction. Both speakers and earlier sources are cited here.
Where is Information Coming from
The primary source of information for this dictionary are the Elders Erma Lawrence, Claude Morrison, Woodrow Morrison, and Anna Peele.
The earlier sources which this dictionary draws upon are: the Haida Dictionary (1977) compiled by Erma Lawrence, notes from Dr. Jeff Leer (early 1980s), and the Haida Dictionary compiled by Dr. John Enrico.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a digital book and as a physical book.
Access
The digital book is open access through both the Sealaska Heritage Institute and Alaska Native Language Archive. The physical book is available through libraries, or can be purchased through the Sealaska Heritage Institute Store (as of early 2023 it is $25 USD).
Included Languages and Directionality
The dictionary begins with a Haida to English section, followed by an English to Haida section.
Dialects Included
This is a dictionary of Alaskan Haida (Northern Haida).
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
The entries in this dictionary are organised alphabetically in both sections. English numerals are listed at the beginning of the English to Haida section.
The entries in the Haida to English section are full entries which include English translations, part of speech information, tense and aspect information for verbs, classifier information for nouns, example sentences, and notes. The Introduction explains that there are three main types of entries in this section: verb entries, noun entries and other entries. The English to Haida section acts as an English index which includes a list of related Haida words and no other entry information.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In the Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other notes
This dictionary includes "approximately 5,500 main entries, covering many of the most frequently used words in the language" (pg. 8, Introduction).
An explanation of the differences between the Northern and Southern dialects is included as part of the Introduction.
A description of the spelling system which differs in small ways from the system used in previous Haida publications is included on pg. 12 in the Spelling System subsection of the Introduction.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/645501778
Link to a PDF copy of the Dictionary of Alaskan Haida on the Sealaska Heritage Institute website: https://www.sealaskaheritage.org/sites/default/files/Haida_dictionary_web.pdf
Purchase a copy on the Sealaska Heritage Institute store: https://sealaska-heritage-store.myshopify.com/collections/books-publications/products/dictionary-of-alaskan-haida-by-dr-jordan-lachler
Link to the page for the Dictionary of Alaskan Haida on ANLA: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=HAA004L2010
Link to a PDF copy of the Dictionary of Alaskan Haida on ANLA: https://uafanlc.alaska.edu/Online/HAA004L2010/Haida_dictionary.pdf