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Kaska Talking Dictionary
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Language Name
Kaska.
Alternate Language Names
Dene Zā́gé'.
Region
British Columbia and Yukon, Canada.
Who
This dictionary is a collaboration between The Ross River Dena Council, Liard First Nation, the Daylu Dena Council, Yukon Education Liard Aboriginal Womenʼs Society, and the University of British Columbia.
Others Involved
Government of Canada; Department of Canadian Heritage; the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Yukon Education; UBC's Indigenous and Endangered Languages Program.
We are unable to access this resource to determine others who may have been involved beyond those listed above and their roles.
Publishing Information
We are unable to access this online dictionary to determine when it was launched or any update dates. As of 2024 the website is no longer accessible and the dictionary is no longer updated.
How People are Cited
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine where people are cited. The collaborators are listed on the Liard First Nation’s Language webpage and on the Kaska Language Website hosted by UBC.
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 a multimedia website. We are unable to access it to determine what specific media formats are used.
Access
As of 2024 this website is down and is no longer accesible. This dictionary was open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Kaska; English; French.
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine the directionality of the included languages.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from Liard, Pelly, Ross River, and Good Hope Lake.
Type of Dictionary
This is an online, multilingual dictionary.
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine what type of dictionary it is beyond these descriptions.
How are Entries Organised
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are organized.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | |
| Images | Unknown | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | After the main entry |
| Speakers marked | Unknown | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Dialects are written in italics next to the entry |
Other Notes
As of mid 2024, the website appears to be down and will not load on any browser.
External Links
The Liard First Nation website offers a description of and link to the dictionary on their Language page. However, as of mid 2024, the link does not load: https://liardfirstnation.ca/language/
A Yukon news article which mentions this dictionary: https://yukon.ca/en/news/liard-first-nation-language-department-receives-literacy-award
The Kaska Talking Dictionary Wordpress website, which hosts the Kaska Dictionary Soundcloud but does not host the dictionary: https://kaskadictionary.wordpress.com/
The Kaska Language Website hosted by the University of British Columbia, which does not link to the dictionary, but contains many multimedia Kaska resources: https://kaska.arts.ubc.ca