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Koasati Dictionary
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Language Name
Koasati.
Alternate Language Names
Coushatta, Kowassá:ti.
Region
Texas and Louisiana, United States.
Who
Geoffery Kimball (compiler).
Others Involved
Bel Abbey, Martha John, Ruth Poncho (speakers).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1994 by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, in cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington.
How People are Cited
The cover at the dictionary lists the contributors as Geoffery Kimball with the assistance of Bel Abbey, Martha John, and Ruth Poncho. A tribute to Ruth Poncho can be found in the first pages of the dictionary in the Dedication. We are unable to access this dictionary to determine other ways in which contributors are cited.
How Information is Cited
The foreword, which is open access on the internet archive, provides context for the dictionary project, and notes that example sentences come directly from narrative texts. We are unable to access the dictionary to determine other ways in which information is cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from Kimball's fifteen-year study of Koasati and work with speakers. Most of the Koasati example sentences come directly from narrative texts.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries. It can also be purchased for $85 USD through the University of Nebraska Press.
Included Languages and Directionality
Koasati to English, with an English to Koasati index.
Dialects Included
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine which dialects are included.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
We are unable to access this dictionary. According to the review by Nicklas, entries in the Koasati-English section are organised alphabetically by Koasati headword, followed by example sentences, related words, and detailed definition. Plants in this section are stated to be organised systematically, with medicinal and cultural uses provided if known. In the English to Koasati section, Koasati is described to be prioritized. The section is organised alphabetically by English headword, followed by the full Koasati expression, English idiomatic phrases containing the headword, and related Koasati terms.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | Unknown | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | Unknown | |
| Dialects marked | Unknown |
Other Notes
This dictionary was published as a companion to the 1991 Koasati Grammar also by Geoffrey Kimball.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/30438211
Purchase from the University of Nebraska Press: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803227262/
Access a review by T. Dale Nicklas through JSTOR (with login credentials): https://www.jstor.org/stable/30028421?saml_data
The first pages of the dictionary, including the dedication and table of contents is open access through the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/koasatidictionar00kimb/page/n451/mode/2up