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Oji-Cree Medical Dictionary
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Language Name
Oji-Cree
Alternate Language Names
Anihshininiimowin, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓂᓃᒧᐏᐣ, ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐏᐣ
Region
Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.
Who
Clara Beardy, Emily Gregg, Joan Kakegamic, Margaret Lawson, Ruby Morris, Jerry Sawanas, Amelia Sturgeon, Joan Winter (Consultants); Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
Others Involved
Renee Southwind (Project Coordinator); Patricia Ningewance Nadeau (Coordinator); Don Ningewance (Illustrator); Reimer Communications (Formatting); Pat Ningewance-Nadeau, Larry Beardy, Greg Spence, Unnamed Language Specialists (Language Specialists); Miriam Johnston, Bob Bruyere, the SLMHC Elders Council, Barb Linkewich, Helen Cromarty (General Support); Aboriginal Health Transition Fund, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Local Health Integration Network (Funding).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 2011 by Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre. Two other medical dictionaries, one in Cree and one in Ojibwe, were published from the same project.
How People are Cited
Consultants are cited in the frontmatter, and contributors are cited under Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Consultants and contributors are cited in the frontmatter and Acknowledgements.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from meetings held with speakers and Elders.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a print book and as a digital PDF.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries as a print book and open access online as a digital book.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Oji-Cree.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional medical dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary are organised alphabetically by English headword. Each entry contains the English medical term and the corresponding Oji-Cree term and definition. No other information is included in entries. Following the alphabetical entries, the dictionary includes a diagram of a wheelchair labeled in Oji-Cree, and five short, topical word lists: Numbers, Place Names, Some Medicinal Plants, Some Trees, and Ceremonies. Each of these word lists is organised in two columns, with the English words on the left and the Oji-Cree words on the right.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included under What's In This Book? |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Medical diagrams included at the end of the book and in some entries |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Many of the English terms are given as full descriptive sentences in Oji-Cree |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | No dialect is specified |
Other Notes
This resource was part of a project done in collaboration with Cree, Ojibwe, and Oji-Cree individuals. There were two other resources simultaneously published: a Cree medical dictionary and an Ojibwe medical dictionary.
External Links
Reference the Oji-Cree Medical Dictionary on WorldCat: https://worldcat.org/title/835568117?oclcNum=835568117
View the dictionary open access on the Sioux Lookout / Meno Ya Win Health Centre website: https://www.slmhc.on.ca/assets/files/traditional-healing/medical_dictionary_ojicree.pdf
View the Cree Medical Dictionary here: https://www.slmhc.on.ca/assets/files/traditional-healing/medical_dictionary_cree.pdf
View the Ojibwe Medical Dictionary here: https://www.slmhc.on.ca/assets/files/traditional-healing/medical_dictionary_ojibwe.pdf