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Guzāgi K'úgé' – Our Language Book: Nouns

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Language Name

Kaska, Sekani, Slavey.

Alternate Language Names

Kaska: Dene Zā́gé', Sekani: Tse’khene, Slavey: Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́.

Region

British Columbia, Yukon, Canada.

Who

Kaska Tribal Council.

Publishing Information

1997.

Dialects Included

The dialect of Slavey included in this resource is Mountain Slavey, or Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́.

Other Features

Feature	Included	More Information
Guide to use and understand	✅❌
Audio	✅❌
Images	✅❌
Example phrases	✅❌
Speakers marked	✅❌
Dialects marked	✅❌

Other Notes

"These two volumes present nouns for several dialects of Kaska, as well as for Sekani and Mountain Slavey. Included in the introductory notes are lengthy descriptions of the sound systems for each language. Entries in the dictionary are grouped under the following headings: people, living things, natural phenomena, culture and technology, and abstract concepts. Notably, the Good Hope Lake dialect of Kaska is very close to Tahltan in its sounds and in the nouns used for specific items. As such, the dictionary provides a word list that complements the Tahltan Children’s Illustrated 14 Annotated Bibliography of Tahltan Dictionary (Carter and Tahltan Tribal Council 1994). The books are useful for field researchers conducting elicitations and for others preparing Tahltan language materials. Comparative and historical linguists will also find Guzāgi K’úgé ’ useful for generating comparative word lists." (p.13).

External Links

Referenced in this list of Tahltan sources: https://www.sfu.ca/nwjl/Articles/V002_N01/AldereteTahltanBiblio.pdf