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Ochékiwi Sípí Cree Dictionary
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Language Name
Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.
Alternate Language Names
Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.
Who
Ochékiwi Sípí Cree Nation
Others Involved
Fisher River Cree Nation Board of Education (support); unnamed Elders and Knowledge Keepers (language consultants); Michael Li, Stan McKay, Frank George, Kea York, Joy Conway, Russell Mallette, Dorothy Hudson, Craig Hawkins (unspecified contributions); Wilson Fallorin (Director of Education).
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that does not display any information about launch dates or update dates. Based on the information in the Introduction, it seems to have been created around 2005. A print version was also published in 2005 by the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre as two dictionaries which can be purchased together as a set: The Ochékiwi Sípí Cree Dictionary, and the Cree Phrases and Everyday Words.
How People are Cited
Contributors are cited under Acknowledgements. Elders and speakers are referenced in Acknowledgements but not cited by name.
How Information is Cited
The print book set of Ochékiwi Sípí Cree Dictionary and Cree Phrases and Everyday Words, from which entries on the website are derived, is cited in the Introduction. Speakers and Elders are referenced in Acknowledgements but not cited by name.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from the print book set. Audio files and some additional entries in this dictionary come from Elders and speakers who may have worked on the print dictionary as well.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a multimedia website that contains audio files. It is also available as a set of two physical books.
Access
The online dictionary is open access. The print version is available through libraries and for purchase from the publisher for $19.95 CAD.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Cree. It can be searched in either language.
Dialects Included
This is a dictionary of Swampy Cree (Maskékomowina).
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional online word list. The print version is a bilingual, mono-directional wordlist and phrasebook.
How are Entries Organised
Entries can be viewed alphabetically by English translation under the Dictionary header, or topically by English keyword under the Phrases header. Each entry contains the Cree headword in Roman orthography, followed by its spelling in syllabics, an audio recording of its pronunciation, and the English translation. No other information is included in entries.
We are unable to access the print dictionary to determine how entries are organised.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | Included in every entry |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | Not included within entries; however, some entries are full phrases |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This dictionary is available as a set of two print books: The Ochékiwi Sípí Cree Dictionary and a pocket Cree Phrases and Everyday Words.
External Links
Access the open access, online dictionary here: https://fisherrivercree.manitobafirstnations.ca/
Reference the print version on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1021731745
Purchase the physical book set from Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre for $19.95 CAD: https://mfnerc.org/product/cree-dictionary-and-everyday-phrases-words-set/