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Micmac Dictionary
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Language Name
Mi'kmaq.
Alternate Language Names
Mi'kmawi'simk, Micmac, Migmaw, Mikmaw, Míkmaq, Míkmaw, Mìgmao, Lnuismk, L'nui'suti.
Region
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Massachusetts and Maine, United States.
Who
Albert D. DeBlois.
Others Involved
Chief Louis Peters of Bear River, Teresa Thomas of Indianbrook, Chief Ben Christmas of Membertou, Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy of Eskasoni, Mildred Milliet of Big Cove, Joseph Augustine of Red Bank, Emanuel Metallic of Restigouche, Mary Caplin of Restigouche, Irene Labobe Halley of PEI, Murdina Marshall of Eskasoni, William Prosper of Eskasoni, and Bernie Francis of Membertou (Contributors); Janet Vicaire of Restigouche (Earlier Contributor); Liliane Bourbeau (Editor); Allan Ford, Gilles Pineault (Technical Support); Edward Laine, Michael Allsopp (Formatting); Canadian Museum of Civilization (Support).
Publishing Information
Published 1996 by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
How People are Cited
Contributors are cited in the Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Contributors are listed in the Acknowledgements. The author's previous works about Mi'kmaq are briefly discussed in the Acknowledgements and Introduction.
Where is Information Coming from
Dictionary entries and grammatical information come from speakers and previous works by DeBlois.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as both a digital and physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries as both a digital book (ebook) and a physical book. A PDF is available to purchase from the University of Ottawa Press for $15.99 CAD.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Mi'kmaq; Mi'kmaq to English.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes entries from the Big Cove, Cape Breton, Eel Ground, Eskasoni, Maria, Membertou, Red Bank, and Indianbrook dialects.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional word list.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary has two main sections: Micmac - English and English - Micmac. The Micmac - English section is organised alphabetically by Mi'kmaq headword. Each entry contains the part of speech, the English gloss, and a dialect abbreviation if the word is unique to one dialect. No other information is included in entries.The English - Micmac is organised alphabetically by English keyword. Each entry lists the Mi'kmaq words that apply to the keyword, the gloss of the Mi'kmaq word, and the dialect if applicable. No other information is included in entries.
Before these main sections are the Introduction, which includes a guide to the entries and the orthography, and a word list entitled Possessed Nouns. This word list is organised alphabetically by Mi'kmaq. Each entry contains the English translation and the dialect, if it is unique to one.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included under Form of Entries in the Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | By abbreviations in entries where a word comes from one dialect |
External Links
Reference the Micmac Dictionary on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/36044814
Purchase a PDF on the University of Ottawa Press website for $15.99 CAD: https://press.uottawa.ca/en/9781772822953/micmac-dictionary/