Documentation:RelLex/Haida Dictionary: Skidegate, Masset, and Alaskan Dialects
Haida Dictionary: Skidegate, Masset, and Alaskan Dialects
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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
John Enrico.
Others Involved
A review of the dictionary by Edward Vajda is available on Alaska Native Language Archive.
We are unable to access the dictionary to determine information about others who may have been involved in creation of this dictionary, although we are able to find some information from other sources.
The review by Edward Vajda states that over 40 individuals are named in the introduction to the dictionary.
This dictionary is cited as a source in the Introduction of Dictionary of Alaskan Haida (2010) compiled by Jordan Lachler, where the Alaskan Haida speakers who contributed to this dictionary are listed. They are: Donald Bell, Robert Cogo, Christine Edenso, James Edenso, Victor Haldane, George Hamilton, Alice Kitkoon, Louis Kitkoon, Claude Morrison, Gladys Morrison, Jessie Natkong, Esther Nix, Anna Peele, David Peele, Sylvester Peele, and Helen Sanderson (Alaskan Haida speakers).
Publishing Information
Published in 2005 by the Alaska Native Language Center and the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Alaska. It was published in two volumes.
How People are Cited
We are unable to access the dictionary to determine how people, such as speakers and contributors, are cited.
The review by Edward Vajda states that "one of the valuable and admirable features of this dictionary is the care taken by its compiler to acknowledge the contributions of the many native experts (i.e., informants) he has consulted over the decades. Over 40 individuals are named (pp. xiii-xiv) their initials appearing in the entries of the dictionary to identify the source of the forms included" (pg. 1).
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. The review by Edward Vajda suggests that the information included in this dictionary comes from decades of work with native speakers by John Enrico.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book. A draft copy of the dictionary is available as a digital book through Alaska Native Language Archive.
Access
This physical book is accesible through libraries. The draft copy of the dictionary is open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Haida to English with an English to Haida finderlist included with the appendices.
Dialects Included
The dictionary includes the Skidegate, Masset, and Alaskan dialects.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are organised.
The review by Edward Vajda describes entries which are organized by a main citation form, with "derivatives and other forms" (pg. 2) included within the same entry. He also describes font sizes being used to organize information within the entries.
Vajda also describes the appendices which include additional entries such as "phonetically unassimilated loan roots such as 'church', 'flowers', 'picture', which can be used in Haida word-form creation", "verbal gestures such as the 'raspberry sound' used in traditional Haida discourse to convey contempt", and "forms of uncertain form and meaning recorded by Swanton over a century ago" (pg. 2). Vajda goes on to describe the other appendices which include Comments on phonology, grammar peculiarities of verbs, discourse on classifier morphemes, lexical categories of number words, and Haida kinship terms.
Finally Vajda notes that the dictionary includes a English to Haida Finderlist which allows users to look up entries using English.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | The review by Vajda suggests that it is included as part of the introduction to the dictionary |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | Unknown | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Example sentences are included in the dictionary draft |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | The review by Vajda suggests that speakers are identified in entries |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Dialects are marked in small type next to each entry with S, M, or A |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/57414690
The Haida Dictionary on Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=HA975En2005
Haida Dictionary Materials, Review and Correspondence on Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=HA975En2000