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Mescalero Apache Dictionary
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Language Name
Mescalero-Chiricahua.
Alternate Language Names
Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache, Ndee bizaa.
Region
Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, United States; Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Who
Evelyn Breuninger, Elbys Hugar, Ellen Ann Lathan (Compilers); Scott Rushforth (Consultant).
Others Involved
BIA Land Operations, Ignatius Palmer, Lucille Williams, Bessie Ybarra, Bernard Second, Walter Scott, Alton Peso, Magdalena Fatty, John Gallerito, Golda Martine, Rose Walksnice, Cecelia Hosetosavit, Leon Botella Sr., Mabel Botella, Elsie Chino, Marie Bigrope, Margaret Robinson, Karis Naiche, Keith Miller, Evelyn Gaines (Dictionary Preparation); Wendell Chino, Keith Miller, Evelyn Breuninger, Raymond Kirgan, John Shendo, Berle Kanseah, Joseph Via, Vernon Scott, Virginia Klinekole, Harlyn Via (Mescalero Apache Tribal Council); Mary Lou Liberty (Typing).
Publishing Information
Published in 1982 by the Mescalero Apache Tribe, Mescalero, New Mexico.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Contributors are cited by name in the Acknowledgements, as are the previous publications.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers and previous publications. Previous publications include Harry Hoijer's Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache Texts (1938) and "The Apache Verb" (1945–49) in International Journal of American Linguistics, Robert Young and William Morgan's The Navajo Language (1980), and T. Parr's A Bibliography of the Athapaskan Languages (1974).
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Mescalero-Chiricahua.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from the Mescalero dialect.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional, topical word list, preceded by a grammar.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized topically. Topics include place names, climate and weather, anatomy, foods, and many others. Within most topics, entries are listed alphabetically by English. Entries include the English headword, the Mescalero-Chiricahua translation, and a literal English translation. No other information is included within entries.
Preceding the dictionary there is A Grammatical Sketch of Mescalero Apache, which includes information about the sound system and alphabet, important word classes (i.e., types of nouns, pronouns, adverbs, etc.), verb construction and usage, and sentence structure.
There are several hand-drawn maps included throughout the dictionary.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | However, there are several maps throughout |
| Example phrases | ✅ | As their own entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | There is only one dialect included |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/9785445