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Fort Ware (Kwadacha) Sekani Dictionary
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Language Name
Sekani.
Alternate Language Names
Tse’khene, Tsekan.
Region
British Columbia, Canada.
Who
Sharon L. Hargus.
Others Involved
Mike Abou, Mary Charlie (Primary Contributors); Frances Charlie, Nettie Massetoe, Donald McCook, John McCook, Angus Pierre, Lucy Pierre, Helen Poole, John Poole, Johnny Poole, Rachel Poole, Mary Anne Porter, Laura Seymour, Pete Seymour, Louis Tomah, Margaret Tomah, Peggy Quock, John Teegee (Contributors); Aaste Davie School (Funding); Andreas Rohrbach (Administration); Bob Hsu, Pam Cahn (Technology Assistance).
Publishing Information
A draft of this dictionary from 2000 is available on the Alaska Native Language Archive.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the title page and in the Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Information is cited on the title page and in the Acknowledgements (pg. 4), Preface (pg. 4), and References (pg. 10).
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers during field work done by the author in the late 1980s and late 1990s, and the previously published resource Sekani Reading Book by D. Wilkinson and K. Wilkinson (1969).
Tools and Framework used
The introductory grammar and the Sekani-English section are available as a digital book (PDF). It is unclear what format the English-Sekani may be available in.
Access
The introductory grammar and the Sekani-English section are open access through Alaska Native Language Archive. It is unclear how the English-Sekani section can be accessed.
Included Languages and Directionality
Sekani to English; English to Sekani.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from the dialects of Sekani spoken at Ft. Ware, Iskut, and Takla Landing.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional root dictionary, introduced by a brief grammar.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by Sekani in Part I: Sekani-English. We are unable to access Part II: English-Sekani to know how entries are organized.
The Sekani to English section is formatted as a root dictionary. Each entry includes a headword in the Sekani orthography, followed by the morphological category, English translation, and forms with segmented affixes. Entries often include example sentences.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Throughout the grammar section there is introductory material |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In most entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
The open access PDF available through Alaska Native Language Archive only contains the introductory grammar and Part I: Sekani-English.
External Links
Open access on Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=CN990H2000
The direct link to the open access PDF on Alaska Native Language Archive: https://uafanlc.alaska.edu/Online/CN990H2000/Hargus-Sekani-Dictionary.pdf