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Lillooet Bird Names
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Language Name
Lillooet.
Alternate Language Names
St̓át̓imcets, Sƛ’aƛ’imxǝc, Ucwalmícwts.
Region
British Columbia, Canada.
Who
Henry Davis; Jan van Eijk.
Others Involved
Dwight Gardiner Eugene Hunn (Peer editors); University of British Columbia, First Nations University of Canada (Support); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Funding).
Publishing Information
Published 2014, Anthropological Linguistics, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 78–99.
How People are Cited
The languages consultants are thanked in general in the Acknowledgements at the end of the article. Consultants are cited by name in some of the entries.
How Information is Cited
Information is cited in the References list at the end of the article. Within individual entries specific consultants and the linguist (Davis or van Eijk) are cited, especially when there is variation within one word.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this resource comes from speakers and previously published resources, as listed in the Resources.
Tools and Framework used
This resource is a digital journal publication. It is available as a digital book.
Access
This resource is available through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
Lillooet to English.
Dialects Included
This wordlist includes information from both the Upper/Northern (St̓át̓imcets or Fountain) and Lower/Southern (Lil̓wat7úlmec or Mount Currie) dialects.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional, topical list of bird names published within an academic journal article.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized categorically. The categories include Generic Terms, Waterbirds, Birds of Prey (Other than Owls), Owls, Upland Game Birds, Domesticated Fowl, Woodpeckers, Crows and Their Allies, Remaining Types Other than Passerines, and Passerines.
Each entry contains the Lillooet name, the English translation, the Latin term, ecological information about the bird, and names for the bird in other traditional languages of the region.
The article first introduces readers to the Lillooet language, then offers a description of bird habitats in the area. The dictionary of bird names begins after this, on page 56. After the wordlist, the article summarizes problems in the research, followed by the conclusion.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Brief description of entries on pg. 56 |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | By name within entries |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | By initials within entries when the dialect is clearly identifiable ('M' for the Southern dialect, 'F' for the Northern dialect) |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/9971743614
Institutional access on JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24367722