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Nuu-chah-nulth Phrase Book and Dictionary: Barkley Sound Dialect
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Language Name
Nuu-chah-nulth.
Alternate Language Names
Nootka, t'aat'aaqsapa, tahkaht, Westcoast.
Region
British Columbia, Canada.
Who
Barkley Sound Dialect Working Group.
Others Involved
Speakers: Benson Nookemis; Nelly Dennis; Julia Johnson; Robert Johnson; Ralph Johnson; Ethel Johnson; Angelina Joe; Annie Clappis; Marie Newfield; Pat Lecoy; Vi Passmore; Oscar Nookemus; Clifford Nookemis; Irene Williams; Lizzie Happynook.
Language Development Teams: Hilda Nookemis; Deborah Cook; Danny Durocher; Barbara Touchie; Maureen Touchie; Pat Charleson; Maimie Charleson; Archie Thompson; Ann Morgan; Henry Kammler (Anthropologist).
Charlie Cootes, Jr. (Cartography); Ralph Johnson; Caroline Little; Denny Durocher (Photography); Ron Hamilton (Introduction and Illustrations); Nuuchahnulth Tribal Council.
Funding Partners: First Peoples Heritage and Language Council; Anglican Primates World Development Fund for Language Recovery and Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation; School District #70 (Port Alberni).
Publishing Information
Published 2004, Barkley Sound Dialect Working Group, Bamfield, BC.
How People are Cited
Speakers and contributors are cited in the Acknowledgements section and throughout the sections and entries of the dictionary.
How Information is Cited
Information is cited in the Acknowledgements section and throughout the sections of the dictionary. Typically speakers are cited at the beginning of each section. For example, the Huu-ay-aht Phrases: Common Phrases section (page 33) is attributed to Ralph and Ethel Johnson, Annie Clappis, Marie Newfield, Oscar Nookemus, Patsy Lecoy, and Violet Passmore.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes directly from speakers.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a digital book (PDF) and as a physical book.
Access
The physical book is available through libraries.
The digital book is open access through the Huu-ay-aht First Nations website.
Included Languages and Directionality
Nuu-chah-nulth to English.
The Huu-ay-aht Phrases section is English to Nuu-chah-nulth.
Dialects Included
The dialects comprising Barkley Sound are included in this dictionary.
Huu-ay-aht, Ucluelet, Uchucklesaht, and Toquaht dialects are represented in the Land, Culture, & Language—Maps & Place Names section of the dictionary. Huu-ay-aht and Ucluelet dialects are represented throughout the entries of words and phrases.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional word list and bilingual, multi-directional phrase list.
How are Entries Organised
The entries in the Huu-ay-aht Phrases section do not seem to have specific organization. The Ucluelet Dictionary section is organized alphabetically by English (although the Ucluelet entries appear to be the headwords). The entries consist of the entry or phrase in Nuu-chah-nulth and English.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | The Nuu-chah-nulth Phonetics and Some Notes and Explanations sections explain the entry structure |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Yes, but often unassociated with the dictionary entries |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Phrases are includes in the Huu-ay-aht Phrases section |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Each dialect has its own section of the dictionary |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/56531651
Open Access through the Huu-ay-aht First Nations website: https://huuayaht.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nuu-chah-nulth-Phrase-Book-FINAL-WB-March-15-2016.pdf