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Dictionary of Tlingit
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Language Name
Tlingit.
Alternate Language Names
Lingít.
Region
British Columbia, Yukon, Canada; Alaska, United States.
Who
Keri Edwards.
Others Involved
Sealaska Heritage Institute (Publisher); Administration for Native Americans (Support).
Anita Lafferty, John Marks, June Pegues, Helen Sarabia (Speakers: primary consultants); Bessie Cooley, David Katzeek, Fred White (Speakers: provided additional examples sentences and audio recordings); Jeff Leer (Linguistic Consultant); James Crippen, Lance Twitchell, Jessica Chester (Contributors); Richard Dauenhauer, Nora Marks-Dauenhauer (Mentors); Jordan Lachler, Sean Burke (Tech. Consultants).
Publishing Information
Published December, 2009 by Sealaska Heritage Institute, Juneau, Alaska.
How People are Cited
Speakers, linguistic consultants, and other contributors are cited by name in the Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
The consultants and previous sources are cited in the Acknowledgements.
Where is Information Coming from
Information included in this dictionary comes from speakers, previous resources, and a manuscript dictionary by James Crippen.
The primary consultants for this dictionary are Anita Lafferty, John Marks, June Pegues, and Helen Sarabia. In addition to the four primary consultants, Bessie Cooley, David Katzeek, and Fred White provided examples sentences and/or audio recordings.
The previous sources are the Interior Tlingit Noun Dictionary (2001) by Jeff Leer, Doug Hitch, and John Ritter, the Tlingit Verb Dictionary (1973) by Gillian L. Story and Constance M. Naish, and the first edition of the Lingít Dictionary: Northern Dialect (2005) by Lance Twitchell.
All entries specifically from the Interior dialects (Atlin, Carcross, and Teslin) included in this dictionary come directly from the Interior Tlingit Noun Dictionary. These entries are marked with the following: (At) for Atlin, (C) for Carcross, or (T) for Teslin.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book. It has also been produced as a CD-ROM.
Access
The physical copy of this dictionary is accessible through libraries and can be purchased through the Sealaska Heritage Store website for ($25.00 CAD). The digital copy is open access through the Alaska Native Language Archive and Sealaska Heritage websites.
The Introduction of the dictionary states that the CD-ROM version is available on the Sealaska Heritage website, but it does not appear to still be available as of 2023.
Included Languages and Directionality
Tlingit to English, English to Tlingit.
Dialects Included
The four primary language consultants for this dictionary are from Angoon, Douglas Island and Hoonah. Angoon pronunciation variants are marked.
Entries from the interior dialects of Atlin, Carcross and Teslin (which come from the Interior Tlingit Noun Dictionary) are included and marked.
Angoon pronunciation variants are marked with An, while entires from the interior dialects are marked with At (Atlin), C (Carcross), T (Teslin) when the dialect is known.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary which include a thematic lexicon.
How are Entries Organised
The body of dictionary is divided into Tlingit-English and English-Tlingit. The main body of the dictionary is followed by a Tlingit Thematic Lexicon, and an Appendix. The first two sections are organized alphabetically (Tlingit-English and English-Tlingit), and the Tlingit Thematic Lexicon is organized by semantic category. The Appendix includes some grammatical information.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | For most entries in the Tlingit to English section |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Only entries with Angoon pronunciation variants, or entries from the interior Tlingit dialects are marked. Angoon variants are marked with An, while entires from the interior dialects are marked with At (for Atlin), C (for Carcross), T (for Teslin). |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/645501187
Open access digital copy of this dictionary through the Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=TL005E2009
Open access digital copy of this dictionary through the Sealaska Heritage website: https://www.sealaskaheritage.org/institute/language/resources#books
Link to purchase this dictionary from the Sealaska Heritage Store website: https://sealaska-heritage-store.myshopify.com/products/dictionary-of-tlingit-keri-edwards