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Northern Paiute-Bannock Dictionary

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Language Name

Northern Paiute.

Alternate Language Names

Numu, Paviotso.

Region

California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho; United States.

Who

Sven Liljeblad, Catherine S. Fowler, Glenda Powell.

Others Involved

Arthur Manning, Clara Little, Helen Dave, Harley Jackson, Hugh Thomas, Jessie Little, Louise or Lillian Dave, Leah Manning, Lane Pretty (Duck Valley primary consultants); Alice Steve, Jimmy George, Wuzzie George (Fallon-Stillwater primary consultants); Alice Crow, Birdie Calico, Bill Edmo, Bessie Judson, Cheesaw Wheeler, Duty Lewis, Delia Pohipe, Frank Randall, George Auck, Grant Martin, Irene Edmo, Idaho Horsehead, Julia Ballard, Janette Pocatello, John Pokibro, Leon Calico, Lizzie Edmo, Leonard Edmo, Leighton Littlejohn, Martha Warjack, Ray Crow, Ralph Horn, Russel Pokibro, Stella Edmo, Tawachi, Tom Cosgrove, Wihii, Willie Edmo, Zelphia Towersap (Fort Hall primary consultants); Alice Crutcher, Allen Snapp, Birdie Smart, Dewey Barr, Daniel Snapp, Harold Abel, Harris Jack, Harley Jackson, Irene Jack, Oren George, Pete Snapp, Ruby Snapp, Stanley Jackson, Willie Harden (Fort McDermitt primary consultants); Abraham Mawee, Avery Winnemucca, Carl Tobey, Gertie Holbrook, Katie Frazier, Mabel Paulina~Mabel Wright, Paul Paulina, Warren Tobey, Flora Smith, Daisy Aster, Bessie Green (Pyramid Lake primary consultants); Bridget Henry, Edna Jones, Howard Rogers, Jennie Quintero, Julia Williams, Peter Jones, Rosie Quartz, Walter Voorhees (Walker River primary consultants); Harry Sampson (Dayton primary consultant); Ed Williams (Yerington primary consultant).

National Endowment for the Humanities, Robert and Joy Leland Charitable Trust, Sven and Astrid Liljeblad Fund (funding).

Publishing Information

This dictionary was copyrighted in 2011 and published in 2012 by University of Utah Press.

How People are Cited

Speakers are cited under Data Sources and Consultants.

How Information is Cited

Previous work is cited under References Cited.

Where is Information Coming from

Most of the entries in this dictionary come from previous fieldwork done by Liljeblad, expanded with other previous works and the help of speakers.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book and digital book. An extensive but incomplete preview is available on Google Books.

Access

This dictionary is available through libraries, and available for purchase from the University of Utah Press for $100USD.

Included Languages and Directionality

Northern Paiute Bannock to English, English to Northern Paiute Bannock.

Dialects Included

This is primarily a dictionary of the Fort Hall (Bannock) dialect, and includes forms from four different “variations”. Location is marked in each entry.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

Entries in the Dictionary section are organised alphabetically by Paiute headword, followed by its phonetic transcription, the speaker who provided the entry, its part of speech, practical English definition, example sentences, semantic field, and the citation. Dialects are marked at the end of each entry. This section is followed by two small finder lists: an English―Northern Paiute-Bannock Finder List, organised alphabetically by English; and a Northern Paiute-Bannock―English Finder List, organised alphabetically by Paiute.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio
Images
Example phrases
Speakers marked
Dialects marked

External Links

Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/795127261

Preview on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=U7Nfd8J7FmwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Purchase on University of Utah Press: https://uofupress.lib.utah.edu/northern-paiute-bannock-dictionary/