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Online Oneida Dictionary
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Language Name
Oneida.
Alternate Language Names
Onʌyota'aːka, Onʌyota'aːká, Onʌyotaʔeːka.
Region
Ontario, Canada; New York and Wisconsin, United States.
Who
University of Wisconsin Green Bay.
Others Involved
Andrew Beechtree, Dennison Hill, LaFront King, Guy Elm, Ida Blackhawk, John Skenandore, Lewis Webster, Oscar Archiquette, Stadler King, Tillie Baird, David Skenandore, Walter Skenandore, and Alex Metoxen (1930s Text Authors); Floyd Lounsbury, Clifford Abbott (Researchers); Dorothy Tallakson, Melinda Doxtator, Lawrence John, Melissa Cornelius, Amos Christjohn, Mary Jourdan, Flora Skenandore, Rebecca Ninham, Lloyd Schuyler, Mamie Ryan, Bob Brown, Ruth Baird, Absalom Cooper, Sarah Skenandore, Cynthia Farmer, Leona Doxtator, Vera House (Speakers); Maria Hinton (Audio Recording).
Publishing Information
This digital dictionary was first published in 2020 and has been updated a number of times, with the latest being in 2024.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Sources tab.
How Information is Cited
The information in this dictionary is cited in the Sources tab.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers directly and over 800 texts on the Oneida language from the 1930's. The texts were collected by Floyd Lounsbury from 1939–40 for his master's thesis from over a dozen Oneida speakers in the Wisconsin Oneida community. Texts were produced as a Work Progress Administration writer's project. Later, in the 1980s, further work was done by Clifford Abbott with speakers to fill in vocabulary and fieldwork was conducted. This work formed the basis of An Oneida Dictionary published in 1996 and created by Clifford Abbott, Amos Christjohn, and Maria Hinton. This dictionary is meant to serve as an online version of the 1996 dictionary.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is part of a multimedia website which includes audio in its entries.
Access
This dictionary is open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Oneida to English, English to Oneida.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional, multimedia dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Both English to Oneida and Oneida to English entries are organized alphabetically. Users can choose to search for English words, Oneida roots, Oneida words or stems, topic areas, or do a citation scan, which allows the user to scroll through all Oneida entries in the resource. When searching for English words or Oneida roots, users can choose to order by citation, which orders the results alphabetically in Oneida, or order by gloss, which orders results by relevance. When searching for topics, users can order results by Oneida, English, or the part of speech. Each Oneida entry form belongs to one of eight categories: verb stem, noun root, derived noun, stative, single word, particle, name, or prefix.
The entries begin with the Oneida word in bold. Hyphens on either side of the word indicate that it is either a root or a stem, in which case prefix and suffix examples will be given. Below the Oneida word, each entry contains an abbreviation of the category (verb stem, noun root, derived noun, stative, single word, particle, name, or prefix), a variation code (which lists variations of the translated Oneida word), and a set of English translations. Most entries also contain an audio recording of the Oneida word's pronounciation, and may contain more information depending on the category, such as the root of the word or additional notes on pronunciation. If there is more than one translation, a related translation, or multiple pronunciations, multiple Oneida words and pronunciations will be listed. Further information on entry structure can be found in the Structure of Entries tab.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In the How to Use Seach Functions tab and the Structure of Entries tab. |
| Audio | ✅ | Not every entry has audio, but they are in the process of recording more. |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | Allows users to search for a phrase, but doesn't provide example phrases. |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | No dialect is specified for this resource. |
Other Notes
According to the website, the dictionary is still in the process of being created as they are recording audio.
External Links
Access the open-access Online Oneida Dictionary here: https://www.uwgb.edu/dictionary/EnglishToOneida.aspx
Links to information on the Oneida language, and to the Teaching Grammar and Sample texts can be found here: https://www.uwgb.edu/oneida/