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Dictionary of Contemporary Arapaho Usage
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Language Name
Arapaho.
Alternate Language Names
Arapahoe, Hinónoʼeitíít.
Region
Wyoming and Oklahoma, United States.
Who
Zdenek Salzmann (first edition); Jeffery Anderson, Arapahoe School, Northern Arapaho Language and Culture Commission (second edition); Alonzo Moss, Sr., Avalene Moss Glenmore (third edition); Andrew Cowell, Alonzo Moss, Sr., William C'Hair, Wayne C'Hair, Arapahoe Immersion School, elders of the Northern Arapahoe Tribe (fourth edition.)
Others Involved
First Edition: John B. Goggles, William Shakespeare, Ralph G. Edward Hopper (principal informants); Hiram F. Armajo, Frances B. Brown, Helen Cedartree, William James C'Hair, William Samuel C'Hair, Sr., Ben Friday, Arnold Headley, Alonzo Moss, Pius F. Moss, Frances E. Oldman, Vincent Redman, Burnett (Hugh) Ridgely, Robert Sun Rhodes, Marguerite A. Spoonhunter, Cleone Thunder (speakers); Indiana University, American Philosophical Society, National Endowment for the Humanities (funding); R. H. Ives Goddard (grammatical advice); Steve Greymorning (language consultant); William C'Hair (unspecified contributions).
We are unable to access information about others involved in the second and third editions.
No information is included in the fourth edition about others involved in this dictionary.
Publishing Information
This dictionary was originally published in 1983 by the Wind River Reservation as a product of Salzmann's doctoral dissertation. Subsequent editions were published in 1998 (2nd edition), 2002 (3rd edition), and 2012 (4th edition). The 4th edition is titled Dictionary of the Arapaho Language and was published by the Northern Arapaho Tribe.
How People are Cited
In the first edition, speakers and contributors are cited by name and community in the Acknowledgements. In the fourth edition, contributors are cited in the frontmatter. Elders are referenced, but not named or cited. We are unable to access the second and third editions to determine whether they cite contributors differently.
How Information is Cited
In the first edition, speakers are cited in the Acknowledgements and previous works are cited in the Bibliography. In the fourth edition, additions to the dictionary which resulted from meetings with Elders and documents from immersion schools are cited in the frontmatter.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries and background information in the first edition come from speakers and previous works cited in the Bibliography. New words for modern items included in the fourth edition come from meetings with unnamed elders held in 2008 and 2012, and documented words used in immersion schools.
Tools and Framework used
The first and fourth editions are available as physical and digital books. The second and third editions appear to be inaccessible.
Access
The first and fourth editions are available through libraries and as PDF files open access online. The second and third editions appear to be inaccessible.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Arapaho.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
Both editions represented here are bilingual word lists. The fourth edition includes a grammar.
How are Entries Organised
The first and fourth editions are organised alphabetically by English headword written in capital letters. Each entry includes the relevant Arapaho equivalent, followed by example sentences written first in English, then in Arapaho. There are many entries that do not have a one-to one Arapaho equivalent; in place of a direct Arapaho translation, there are words or phrases phrases displaying how the headword is used in word formation. No other information is included in entries.
The fourth edition includes an appendix by Andrew Cowell entitled Linguistics for Arapaho Students. This section contains an introductory grammar written for non-linguists to understand.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In Dictionary Format, Abbreviations, and Definition of Terms (1st edition); not included in 4th edition |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not included in every entry (1st and 4th edition) |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This dictionary has four editions. We are unable to access the second and third editions. The fourth edition is listed under a different title from the original, so it is possible that the second and third editions are titled differently as well.
External Links
Reference the first edition (1983) on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/10651590
View the first edition (1993) open access online: https://catv47.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dictionary-of-contemporary-arapaho-usage-original.pdf
Reference the fourth edition (2012), titled Dictionary of the Arapaho Language, on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/820028246
View the fourth edition (2012), titled Dictionary of the Arapaho Language, open access online: https://homewitharapaho.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/arapaho-dictionary1.pdf