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Nanwalegmiut Paluwigmiut-llu Nupugnerit: Conversational Alutiiq Dictionary, Kenai Peninsula Dialect
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Language Name
Alutiiq.
Alternate Language Names
Central Yup'ik, Yup'ik, West Alaska Eskimo, Sugpiaq, Suk Eskimo, Pacific Gulf Yupik, Sugpiak, Sugcestun, Suk, Supik, Pacific Gulf Yupik, Gulf Yupik, Koniag-Chugach.
Region
Alaska, United States.
Who
Jeff Leer (introduction, collection and organization of entries); Carl Anahonak and Arthur Moonin (example sentences); Derenty Tabios, Sergius Moonin, Carl Anahonak, Dan and Malina Anahonak, and many others in English Bay (Principal contributors).
Others Involved
Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks. National Bilingual Materials Development Center.
Publishing Information
Published 1978 (first printing, more in subsequent years), as a joint publication of the National Bilingual Materials Development Center and the Alaska Native Language Center. The version scoped here appears to be the 2007 version.
How People are Cited
Information on speakers and other contributors can be found in the front-matter and the Acknowledgements section.
How Information is Cited
Details about where the information in this publication comes from can be found in the Acknowledgements section.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary started as an Alutiiq stem list from Jeff Leer in 1971 which consisted of stems used in the first Alutiiq publication by the Alaska Native Langauge Centre (Unigkua'it Paluwigmiut Nanwalegmiui-hlu/ Sugcestun Unigkuat). This stem list was added to by Jeff Leer and the Alaska Native Language Center with information from speakers.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as both a physical and digital book (PDF scan).
Access
This dictionary can be accessed as both a physical and digital book through some libraries in various editions. The digital copy (PDF scan) is open access through the Alaska Native Language Centre.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Alutiiq.
Dialects Included
This dictionary is specifically of the Kenai Peninsula dialect (spoken in Port Graham, English Bay, and Seldovia on the Kenai Peninsula), but much of the vocabulary is used in the Prince William Sound dialect as well (spoken in Chenega, Tatitlek, and Cordova in Prince William Sound). Together the Kenai Peninsula dialect and the Prince William Sound dialect form Chugach Alutiiq dialect.
Kenai, Kenai Peninsula, Chugach, Chugach Alutiiq.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
The entries are organized alphabetically by English.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In the Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | There are a few animal and bird illustrations |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | The entire dictionary is of the Kenai dialect |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/1013386865
Open access PDF (https://uafanlc.alaska.edu/Online/SU972L1978a/leer-1978-alutiiq_kenai_dictionary.pdf) and more information available on the Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=SU972L1978a