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Saanich, North Straits Salish Classified Word List
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Language Name
Northern Straits Salish.
Alternate Language Names
Saanich, SENĆOŦEN, Klallam.
Region
British Columbia, Canada; Washington, United States.
Who
Timothy Montler.
Others Involved
Elsie Claxton, Earl Claxton, Manson Pelkey, Violet Williams, Norman Williams, Cecelia Jim, Baptist Jimmy (speakers); Jacobs Funds of the Whatcom Museum, Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society, National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, University of North Texas (support).
Publishing Information
Published 1991, Canadian Museum of Civilization.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Preface by name and community.
How Information is Cited
Information is cited in the Preface and References of the dictionary.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers who worked with the author during the 1980s, previously recorded audio tapes by Violet Williams and Elsie Claxton, and previously published materials as listed in the References list on page x of the Preface.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as both a physical book and digital book.
Access
The physical book and digital book are both accesible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Northern Straits Salish.
Dialects Included
This dictionary is of the Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) dialect.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional topical wordlist.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organised topically and are each numbered. The topics are Numerals, Nature, Animals, Plants, Body, Spirit, Human Relations, Man-made Things, Qualities, Pronominals/Demonstratives/Adverbials/etc, Events, and Place Names. The English and Saanich indexes that follow are organized alphabetically.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | There is only one dialect included in this dictionary. |
Other Notes
The organization and numbering of this list is based on a wordlist for Northwest languages designed in the 1970's by Aert Kuipers and Randy Bouchard.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/23691119
Institutional access through JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv16ww8?saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiI1MzY3NDhmZi03NmUzLTQ2OTItYWQ5Mi02OWE5OGMyNDQ5OTgiLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6WyIxMjJiMTFjOS00YWE5LTQzY2UtYWQzZS0xMmUyYTE4YmU3ZWUiXX0
An online revised version of the SENĆOŦEN Classified Word List can be found on Montler’s website: http://saanich.montler.net/WordList/index.htm