Documentation:RelLex/Nez Perce Dictionary
Nez Perce Dictionary
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Language Name
Nez Perce.
Alternate Language Names
Niimi'ipuutímt, Numípu, Nez Percé, nimipuutímt, nimiipuutímt, niimiipuutímt.
Region
Idaho, United States.
Who
Haruo Aoki.
Others Involved
Harry Wheeler, Ida Wheeler, Elizabeth Wilson, Allan Moody, Lottie Moody, David Arthur, John F. Moffett, Mabel Blackeagle, Angus Wilson, Eugene B. Wilson, Samuel M. Watters (Language Consultants); Shirley Bisbee, Mary A. Carter, Josephine Dickson, Eugene Ellenwood, Blanche Gould, Alta Guzman, Richard Halfmoon, Nancy Halfmoon, Darcus Harrison, Evie Higheagle, Sandra Kessler, Charles Kipp, Ruth Jackson, Sarah Lawyer, Beatrice Miles, David Miles, Viola Morris, Kenneth Oatman, Frances Paisano, Jacob Parsons, Katherine Powaukee, Henry W. Penney, Lucille Raboin, Josephine Ramsey, Rena Katherine Ramsey, Bessie Scott, Al Slickpoo, Mary Jane Souther, Almeta Stephens, Loda Sublett, Edith Types, Irvin Watters, Silas Whitman (Participants in Language Worskshops); Marcus Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Swayne, Merle W. Wells (Project Initiation); Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research (Funding); Idaho State Historical Society, Nez Perce National Historical Park (Photographs); University of Idaho Press, University of California Press (Illustrations); Alan G. Marshall (Draft Reading); Akemi Aoki, Mieko Elizabeth Aoki (Word Processing and Proofreading); Mark van Bronkhorst, Kanna Aoki (Camera Ready Copy); Rose Anne White (Counsel and Advice).
Publishing Information
Published in 1994 by the Regents of the University of California.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Preface and the Introduction under section 4, Sources. Speakers are also noted by their initials within entries where there are differences between speakers.
How Information is Cited
The source of information for this dictionary is cited in the Preface and the Introduction under section 4, Sources, and section 13, Bibliography.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come directly from speakers, from the compiler's fieldwork, and from previously published materials as listed in the Bibliography section of the Introduction.
Tools and Framework used
This resource is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries, or can be purchased for $195 USD through the University of California Press website.
Included Languages and Directionality
Nez Perce to English.
Dialects Included
No dialects are specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional morphemic dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary are organised alphabetically by Nez Perce, and include the Nez Perce headword, the part of speech, and the English translation. Related forms with segmented affixes follow as separate entries, which are often phrases.
Following the Nez Perce to English dictionary, there is an English to Nez Perce index.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Starting on pg. x there is detailed information on entry organisation |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Hand drawn illustrations within entries, as well as archival photos related to entries at the end of the dictionary |
| Example phrases | ✅ | As subentries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | By speaker initials in entries where there are differences between speakers |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | There is only one dialect included |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/28633495
This dictionary can be purchased through the University of California Press: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520097636/nez-perce-dictionary