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Everyday Lakota: An English-Sioux Dictionary for Beginners

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Language Name

Lakota.

Alternate Language Names

Lakȟótiyapi, Lakhota, Lakhóta, Teton, Teton Sioux.

Region

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, Canada; Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, and Iowa, United States.

Who

Joseph S. Karol, Stephen L. Rozman (Editors).

Others Involved

Christine Dunham (Speaker for Audio Recordings).

We are unable to access information about others who may have been involved in the creation of this dictionary.

Publishing Information

Published 1971 by Nebraska Curriculum Development Center at the University of Nebraska. This resource was republished in 1972 by the same publisher, and a revised version was published in 1974 by Rosebud Educational Society. A second revised version was published in 1997 by Rosebud Educational Society.

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

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine where the information is coming from or what sources were used.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book. There is an entry on WorldCat for a cassette which houses the audiobook of this dictionary where Christine Dunham has been recorded speaking out the entries.

Access

All formats of this dictionary are accessible through libraries.

Included Languages and Directionality

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine the included languages and directionality. However, it appears that this dictionary provides information Lakota to English.

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

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are organised. However, based on the WorldCat description of the 1997 publication, this dictionary includes both single-word entries and phrases, topical entry lists (time, coinage, native birds and animals), language drills, and grammatical information (forming sentences, asking questions).

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand Unknown
Audio Unknown WorldCat has an entry for an audiobook version on cassette
Images Unknown
Example phrases Unknown The WorldCat entry for the 1997 publication identifies phrases, but it is unclear whether these are their own entries or example phrases
Speakers marked Unknown
Dialects marked Unknown

External Links

Reference the 1997 publication of Everyday Lakota: An English-Sioux Dictionary for Beginners on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/37720965

Reference the audiobook on cassette version on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/55703402