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North Wakashan Comparative Root List
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Language Name
North Wakashan (including Heiltsuk, Oowekyala, Haisla, and Kwak'ala).
Alternate Names
Kwakiutlan (Northern Wakashan).
Region
British Columbia, Canada.
Who
Neville J. Lincoln; John C. Rath.
Others Involved
Speakers: Angus Campbell; Willy Gladstone; Eli Wallace; William Freeman; Evelyn Windsor; George Wilson; Russel Wilson; Mabel Stanley; Gertrude Dick.
Research Assistance and Hosting: Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre; Bella Bella Indian Band.
Research Sponsorship: Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Pure Research; President's Research Grant Fund; Simon Fraser University; the Canada Council.
Editing and Publishing Support: National Museum of Man.
Publishing Information
Published 1980, National Museums of Canada, Ottawa.
How People are Cited
Speakers and contributors are cited in the Preface of the dictionary.
How Information is Cited
The source of information is cited in the Preface and References sections of the dictionary.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary comes from speakers and previously published works about Northern Wakashan languages, including:
Bloomfield, L. 1933. Language. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Boas, F. 1947. "Kwakiutl Grammar with a Glossary of the Suffixes." Op. posth. edited by Helen Boas Yampolsky with the collaboration of Zellig S. Harris. Transactions of the American Philopsophical Society, N.S. 37, part 3, pp. 201–377.
Grubb. D. McC. 1977. "A Practical Writing System and Shot Dictionary of Kwake'ala (Kwakiutl)." National Museum of Man, Mercury Series, Canadian Ethnology Service, Paper no. 34.
Hass, M. R. 1972. "The Structure of Stems and Roots in Nootka-Nitinat." IJAL XXXVIII, no. 2, April 1972, pp. 83–92.
Kortlandt, F. H. 1975. "Tones in Wakashan." Linguistics 146, pp. 31–34.
Kwakiutl Dictionary. Unpublished. Boas Collection of the American Philosophical Society.
Nater, H. 1979. "Bella Coola Phonology." Lingua 49, 1979, pp. 169–187.
Vink, H. 1977. "A Haisla Phonology." Proceedings of the XIIth International Conference on Salishan Languages, pp. 1–20.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
North Wakashan (including Heiltsuk, Oowekyala, Haisla, and Kwak'ala) to English.
Dialects Included
No dialects are specified for Oowekyala and Haisla. The Klemtu dialect of Heiltsuk is specified, as are the Gwaʔslà, Koskimo, Liǧʷiɬdaʔx̌ʷ, Dn̓axdaʔx̌ʷ, Nwiti, and N̓ak̓ʷaxdaʔx̌ʷ dialects of Kwak'wala (as identified and spelled by the authors).
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional root list introduced by a thorough introduction and grammar of Northern Wakashan sound systems.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically as determined by the alphabet included on page 51 of the dictionary. The root list has four columns: the first is the Heiltsuk/Oowekyala root, the second is the Haisla root, the third is the Kwak'wala root, and the fourth is the English translation, which includes an example Northern Wakashan word using the root.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in the front-matter |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | The root entries include example words, but no example sentences |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | Speakers are cited in the Preface, but not cited in entries |
| Dialects marked | ✅ |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/7263979