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SENĆOŦEN: a Dictionary of the Saanich Language
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Language Name
Northern Straits Salish.
Alternate Language Names
Saanich, SENĆOŦEN, Klallam.
Country, State/Province
British Columbia, Canada; Washington, United States.
Who
Timothy Montler.
Others Involved
Contributing Native-Speaking Elders (listed in alphabetical order): Anne Jimmy, Belinda Claxton, Baptiste Jimmy, Cecelia Jim, Christopher Paul, Dave Elliot, sr., Elsie Claxton, Esther Harry, Ernie Olsen, Earl Claxton, Gabriel Bartleman, Helen Jack, Irvin Jimmy, Ivan Morris, Jane Tate, Lavina Charles, Louis Claxton, Mary Jack, Manson Pelkey, Norman Williams, Philip Pelkey, Raymond Sam, Stella Wright, Victor Joseph, Violet Williams.
Publishing Information
Published 2018, University of Washington Press, Seattle.
How People are Cited
Twenty-six speakers of SENĆOŦEN are cited in the Contributing Native-Speaking Elders section accompanied by a short description of their contribution to the dictionary, the initials used to identify their contributions in the dictionary's entries, and a photograph.
In each entry of the SENĆOŦEN - English section the contributing Elder's initials are given in parentheses. Every speaker who affirmed the word is listed as a source. A comma between multiple speaker's initials indicates that they were together and agreed on the word.
Other contributors such as funding organizations, research assistants, apprentices, and SENĆOŦEN linguists are named and thanked in the Acknowledgements section.
How Information is Cited
Acknowledgements.
Where is Information Coming from
Speakers and previous works.
Tools and Framework used
Text.
Access
Print.
Included Languages and Directionality
SENĆOŦEN to English, English to SENĆOŦEN.
Dialects Included
SENĆOŦEN.
Type of Dictionary
Bilingual.
How are Entries Organised
Alphabetically by SENĆOŦEN in part one, by English in part two.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In main entry. |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Initials. |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
Includes two orthographies.
External Links
A news article announcing this dictionary can be found on CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-dictionary-sencoten-language-1.4797281
It can be purchased from the University of Washington here: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295743851/sencoten/