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Haida Dictionary
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Language Name
Haida.
Alternate Language Names
X̱aat Kíl, X̱aadas Kíl, X̱aayda Kil, Xaad kil.
Region
British Columbia, Canada; Alaska, United States.
Who
Erma Lawrence (Compiler).
Others Involved
Christine Edenso, Robert Cogo, Nora Cogo (Editing consultants); Vesta Johnson (Coordinator of Workshop); Jeff Leer (Proofreading and Introduction); Jane McGary (Typing and Index).
The illustrations are from the collection of Beatrice Starkweather.
Publishing Information
Published 1977. Produced by Society for the Preservation of Haida Language and Literature and the Alaska Native Language Centre, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska.
This dictionary is the product of a workshop funded by the Alaska Native Language Center under the Devision of the Rural Educational Affairs. The production of the dictionary was partially funded by grants to the Society for the Preservation of Haida Language and Literature from the Alaska Native Language Centre, and from the National Endowment for the Humanities (to the Alaska Native Language Centre).
The version looked at here is from the first printing of 500 copies.
How People are Cited
People, which includes speakers as well as other contributors, are cited by name on the first page of the dictionary, as well as in the Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
The information in this dictionary is cited in The Noun Dictionary, The Verb Dictionary, and the Additions to the Dictionary sections of the Preface.
Where is Information Coming from
There are two main sources for the information in this dictionary, the Haida Noun Dictionary compiled by Erma Lawrence (published in two editions, 1972 and 1975), and the Haida Verb Dictionary compiled by Erma Lawrence (1973). Other information comes directly form speakers and attendees of a 1976 language workshop.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book and a digital book. The data list on ANLA is available a digital book, as it is a PDF scan.
Access
The physical edition of the dictionary is accesible through libraries. The data list and the digital version of the dictionary are open access through ANLA.
Included Languages and Directionality
Haida to English, with an English to Haida index.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary are organized alphabetically by Haida.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Yes, there is a How to Use the Dictionary section on pg. 56 |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Some illustrations are included |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Yes, for some entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
The Preface identifies this dictionary as the first effort at a unified Haida dictionary. It states that many common words are not included, but this dictionary aims to provide teachers of Haida with some materials and learners with a dictionary to get them started.
The authors encourage the reader "(1) to work closely with a Haida speaker on learning how to use the words in this dictionary and adding new words to it, and (2) to study carefully the introduction, which can help to provide the reader with a method of forming new words which are not in the dictionary by the principles of word-formation in Haida." (pg. 5-6).
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/3891835
The Haida Dictionary on ANLA (with open access link): https://uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=HAA972LaLr1977a
The Haida Dictionary Data Annotated (1977) on ANLA: https://uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=HAA972LaLr1977b