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Minto-Nenana Athabaskan Noun Dictionary

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Language Name

Lower Tanana.

Alternate Language Names

Tanana, Minto, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana, Middle Tanana.

Region

Alaska, United States.

Who

Michael E. Krauss.

Others Involved

Teddy Charlie, Moses Charlie, Peter John, and Walter Titus (Speakers).

Publishing Information

Published 1974, by the Alaska Native Language Center. The publisher is not identified in the text itself.

The edition available on the Alaska Native Language Archive is identified as a preliminary edition.

How People are Cited

Speakers are cited in the dictionary's Foreword.

How Information is Cited

The source of information is cited in the dictionary's Foreword.

Where is Information Coming from

Information in this dictionary was compiled by Michael E. Krauss and comes from work with speakers from Minto—Teddy Charlie and Moses Charlie in 1961, and later work with Peter John and Walter Titus.

The Alaska Native Language Archive identifies that the bird list included is a revision of a 1969 bird list.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as both a digital book (PDF) and a physical book.

Access

The digital book is open access through the Alaska Native Language Archive. The physical book is available through some libraries.

Included Languages and Directionality

English to Lower Tanana.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary. The author identifies that the language is spoken in Minto and Nenana.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, mono-directional, topical noun dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

Entries are organised topically. Entries within each topical section are organised alphabetically. Some entries include sub-entries which are not organized alphabetically, and are intended from the main entry in the English column.

This dictionary only includes the Lower Tanana entries and their English translations. No other information is included.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio
Images
Example phrases
Speakers marked
Dialects marked

Other Notes

Some hand-written notes and corrections are included in the PDF version for Alaska Native Language Archive.

The entries included in this dictionary are written in the practical orthography.

This dictionary includes roughly 1000 entries.

External Links

Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/150678510

Reference on the Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=TNMN961K1974a

Direct link to the open access PDF from the Alaska Native Language Archive: https://uafanlc.alaska.edu/Online/TNMN961K1974a/TNMN961K1974a_Minto_dictionary.pdf