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Northern Sierra Miwok Dictionary
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Language Name
Northern Sierra Miwok.
Alternate Language Names
Saclan.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Catherine A. Callaghan.
Others Involved
Elena “Nellie” McCauley, Birdie Burris, Queenie Miller, Nicolas Villa Sr. (language consultants); Marcia Hurlow Stump (manuscript typing); S. H. Tsang (editorial assistance); Survey of Californian Indian Languages (funding); American Philosophical Society, American Association of University Women, National Science Foundation, Ohio State University (support).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1987 by the University of California Press.
How People are Cited
Speakers are cited by name in the Introduction and by initials in entries when forms are unique to a particular speaker or are not attested in previous work. A short biography of each of the speakers and of the author’s work with them is also included.
How Information is Cited
Previous work used to compile this dictionary is included in the Notes to Introduction. Other information about the compilation of this dictionary and about specific speakers is included in the Introduction. C. Hart Merriam's work is cited by abbreviation in entries.
Where is Information Coming from
Ethnographic information presented in the Introduction comes from Steven Powers' Tribes of California (1877). Entries in this dictionary build on previous work, and has been expanded with the help of speakers during field trips to Iona, California between 1956 and 1987.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book. The introduction is available as a scan (PDF) on California Valley Miwok Tribe website, and portions of the dictionary are available as a digital book on Google Books.
Access
The physical book is accesible through libraries. The entire dictionary does not appear to be easily available as a digital book. The introduction is open access through the California Valley Miwok Tribe website, and parts of the dictionary are open access on Google Books.
Included Languages and Directionality
Northern Sierra Miwok-English, with an English-Northern Sierra Miwok index.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes the Camanche, Fiddletown, West Point, and Ione dialects. These are abbreviated by first letter and cited with entries.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bidirectional, bilingual dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in the Northern Sierra Miwok-English section are organised alphabetically by Miwok. Each entry includes the English translation and the part of speech. Conjugations are listed for verbs. Phrases and related words are listed as sub-entries. Entries sourced from previous work are unmarked, while those entries provided by speakers or unique to a particular dialect are marked with abbreviations. The English-Northern Sierra Miwok section is intended as a finder list/ index.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In some entries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | When an entry is unique to a consultant and not attested in previous work |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Marked where an entry is unique to a dialect |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/14692758
Parts of the dictionary are available to preview on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=l6d9NG5u7wEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
The introduction is open access on the California Valley Miwok Tribe website: https://californiavalleymiwok.com/1987-01-01-MiwokDictionary.pdf