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Newe natekwinappeh: Shoshoni Stories and Dictionary
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Language Name
Shoshoni.
Alternate Language Names
Shoshone, Sosoni' ta̲i̲kwappe, Neme ta̲i̲kwappeh.
Region
Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho, United States.
Who
Wick R. Miller.
Others Involved
Maude Moon, Minnie Bonimont, Mable Pugie, Rosie Pabwena, Jimmy Steele, Lillie Pete, Florence Steele, Genevieve Henrold, Chester Steele (language consultants); Claudia Helm (manuscript typing); Tim Clow, Curtis Booth (graduate research assistants); Dave Crompton (photographer); Jesse D. Jennings (editor); Norma B. Mikkelsen (associate editor); National Science Foundation, American Philosophical Society (support)
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1972 by the University of Utah Press and digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from the Kahle/Austin Foundation.
How People are Cited
Speakers are cited by name in the A Word of Thanks section. Editors are cited in the frontmatter. A photograph of speaker Maude Moon is included in the dictionary’s frontmatter.
How Information is Cited
Speakers and storytellers are cited in the Introduction and along proceeding each of their stories in the volume.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from the stories included in this volume and a few that were not included. Miller's goal was for all words used in the stories to be included in the dictionary for readers to view and better understand.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The physical book is available through libraries. The digital book is open access on the Internet Archive (login with a free account is required to access the full book).
Included Languages and Directionality
Shoshoni to English; English to Shoshoni.
Dialects Included
This is primarily a dictionary of the Shoshoni spoken in Gosiute. Some entries come from speakers from Skull Valley, Fort Hall, Wind River, and Ruby Valley. Within the entries the dialects are marked using cardinal directions (i.e. western dialect, northern dialect and local dialect) rather than precise geological locations as the dialect divisions are not always clear.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary, proceeded by stories told by speakers.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary begins with a Stories section. Each story begins with the title, the storyteller, and the date the story was recorded and transcribed. Each story is organised in two columns with Shoshoni on the right and English on the left. They are broken up into small paragraphs, and formatted so that the Shoshoni and English paragraphs are aligned even if one is shorter than the other.
The Dictionary section is organised in two parts. Part one is organised alphabetically by Shoshoni headword. Each entry contains the practical definition in English, comparative forms, and related or compound words. Dialect is marked when a form is unique to a specific dialect or dialects. Grammatical information such as number and subject is included for verbs. Part two is an index, organised alphabetically by English headword followed by the related Shoshoni word(s).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in the Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | A photograph of storyteller Maude Moon is included at the beginning of the dictionary |
| Example phrases | ❌ | Not included as examples entries, but phrases are included in the Stories section |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Marked with cardinal directions corresponding to each dialect when a form is unique to a specific dialect or dialects |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/684224
Digitally borrow this dictionary from the Internet Archive here (login with a free account is required for full access): https://archive.org/details/newenatekwinappe0000mill/mode/2up