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Ndazdeh Huwhut'en Hubughunek: Southern Carrier Dictionary

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Language Name

Dakelh.

Alternate Language Names

Carrier.

Region

British Columbia, Canada.

Who

Laura Boyd, Doreen Patrick (Authors)

Others Involved

Janet Alec, Bella Chantyman, Jonah Clement, Julie George, Hilda Sill, Aggie James, George LeBrun, Liza Squinas, Mary Chantyman Sr. (Elders); Fiona Boucher, Geneca Irwin, Violet Laurent (Carrier Language Committee Members); Willie Alec, Ronald Patrick (Illustrations); Roger Ferguson (Design and Layout); Nate Bello (Project Coordinator); the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada, Doug Findlater, Agnes Lui, Ministry of Education Multiculturalism and Human Rights, Brian Domney, Carrier Chilcotin Tribal Council (Support).

Publishing Information

Published in 1993 by the Quesnel School District, Quesnel Native Education Program, Quesnel, British Columbia.

How People are Cited

People are cited in the Acknowledgements.

How Information is Cited

Speakers are cited by name in the Acknowledgements.

Where is Information Coming from

Entries in this dictionary come from speakers.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book.

Access

This dictionary is accessible through libraries.

Included Languages and Directionality

Dakelh to English; English to Dakelh (Index).

Dialects Included

This dictionary includes information from the Southern dialect of Blackwater, specifically from the Kluskus, Nazko, and Red Bluff communities.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

Entries are organized alphabetically by Dakelh in Part I: Carrier–English. Entries include the Dakelh headword, the part of speech, the English translation, and an example sentence in Dakelh and English. Some entries include hand-drawn illustrations. Entries are organized alphabetically by English in Part II: English–Carrier, and include the English headword, the Dakelh headword, and the part of speech.

Part III: Appendices includes several appendices. The first two appendices include information about the Dakelh alphabet and a guide to pronunciation. The following appendices are topical word lists and include information about place names, directions, colours, counting, months, and kinship terms. Entries in these word lists include the English headword and the Dakelh translation.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio
Images Hand-drawn illustrations
Example phrases In every entry in Part I
Speakers marked
Dialects marked There is only one dialect included

External Links

Reference on WorldCat: https://worldcat.org/title/880595983

There is a brief description of the dictionary on Bill Poser's website on the page Dakelh (Carrier) Language Resources under item 4.2: https://www.billposer.org/LanguageResources.html