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Northern St̓át̓imcets FirstVoices

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Language Name

Lillooet.

Alternate Language Names

St̓át̓imcets, Sƛ’aƛ’imxǝc, Ucwalmícwts.

Region

British Columbia, Canada.

Who

Upper St̓át̓imc Language, Culture and Education Society.

Others Involved

This dictionary was built using FirstVoices, from the First Peoples' Cultural Council. Others involved such as speakers and language recorders, are cited in individual entries.

Publishing Information

As of late 2023, the most recent update to the dictionary was in August 2023. There is no information on when this dictionary was launched. This dictionary is published on the FirstVoices platform.

How People are Cited

Speakers are cited by name in the information section of audio files. Most entries are broadly attributed to "Upper St̓át̓imc Language Authority" in the entry acknowledgements.

How Information is Cited

The source of the entry is cited in the entry acknowledgements.

Where is Information Coming from

Information in this dictionary is attributed to the "Upper St̓át̓imc Language Authority" and speakers, which are cited in the entry's acknowledgements.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is a multimedia website, and includes images and audio. It is built using the FirstVoices platform. The dictionary is also available as a mobile app developed by Mother Tongues Dictionaries and FirstVoices. The app is available on both Google Play and the Apple App store.

Access

This dictionary is open access.

Included Languages and Directionality

Lillooet to English. The search function works in both directions.

Dialects Included

This dictionary includes information from the Northern (St̓át̓imcets) dialect.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, multimedia, online dictionary and mobile app.

How are Entries Organised

Entries are organized alphabetically by Lillooet by default, and can be filtered by first letter. When using the search feature, entries are organized by relevance.

Entries can also be sorted by categories or part of speech.

Each entry includes the Lillooet entry and the English translation. Most entries also include an audio recording of the Lillooet word and a picture.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio
Images
Example phrases Under the Phrases tab
Speakers marked Cited by name within the audio information
Dialects marked There is only one dialect included

External Links

Visit the Northern St̓át̓imcets FirstVoices here: https://www.firstvoices.com/northern-statimcets/

The Mother Tongues Dictionaries link to the mobile apps can be found here: https://mothertongues.org/nstat/index.html