Documentation:RelLex/Northern Paiute Language Project
Northern Paiute Language Project
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Language Name
Northern Paiute.
Alternate Language Names
Numu, Paviotso.
Region
California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho; United States.
Who
University of California.
Others Involved
Toza Gracie Dick (Traditionalist from Coleville, Mono Lake, Benton, Sweetwater, and Bridgeport Paiute); Edith McCann (Traditionalist Elder from Bridgeport and Mono Lake Paiute); Madeline Stevens (Traditionalist Elder from Bridgeport and Sweetwater Paiute); Maziar Toosarvandani (Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz Linguistics); Molly Babel, Leona Cluette Dick, Andrew Garrett, Erin Haynes, Michael Houser, Morris Jack, Reiko Kataoka, Elaine Lundy, Edna Meg Dick McDonald (Past participants); Council of Learned Societies, American Philosophical Society, Foundation for Endangered Languages, Hellman Fellows Fund, Jacobs Research Fund, Sven and Astrid Liljeblad Endowment Fund in Great Basin Studies, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Santa Cruz (support).
Publishing Information
How People are Cited
"The Project" on homepage.
How Information is Cited
Not cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Speakers.
Tools and Framework used
Website.
Access
Open.
Included Languages and Directionality
Northern Paiute to English.
Dialects Included
Bridgeport, Burns, Mono Lake, Walker River.
Type of Dictionary
Multimedia.
How are Entries Organised
Alphabetically by Northern Paiute.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ✅ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Under "Examples" on expanded word page |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Marked in brackets beside entry on expanded word page |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Sort by dialect |