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Sm'algyax Dictionary: English to Sm'algyax and Sm'algyax to English

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Language Name

Coast Tsimshian.

Alternate Language Names

sm'álgyax.

Region

British Columbia, Canada; Alaska, United States.

Who

Ts'msyeen Sm'algyax Authority; The Sm'algyax Dictionary Committee.

Others Involved

Marjorie Brown, Alex Campbell, Sampson Collinson, Velna Nelson, Theresa Lowther, Doug Brown (Dictionary Committee); Debbie Leighton-Stephens (Program Coordinator); Tonya Stebbins (Editor/Linguist); Pauline Dudoward, Verna Helin, Ernie Hill, Beatrice Robinson, Mildred Wilson (Sm'algyax Committee); Arnold Booth, Mary Booth, Flora Eaton, Darlene Leland, Violet Nieslaus, Perry Reece, Charlie Robinson, Doreen Robinson (Contributors).

Publishing Information

Published 2001 by Ts'msyeen Sm'algyax Authority, Prince Rupert.

There seems to be two editions of the Sm'algyax Dictionary published in 2001. The differences between the two editions are unspecified but appear to be minimal, however, one edition includes more entires than the other. Additionally, separate volumes were published for each translation direction (English to Sm'algyax and Sm'algyax to English), resulting in two editions made up of two volumes each (four volumes in total). This dictionary is very similar to the Sm'algyax Student Dictionary which also has two very similar editions (and four volumes total). It is unclear what the relationship is between these editions of Sm'algyax dictionaries published in 2001.

How People are Cited

Speakers and contributors are listed in the Acknowledgements.

How Information is Cited

Information is cited in the Acknowledgements and Introduction.

Where is Information Coming from

Information in this dictionary comes from speakers and previously published materials as listed on page v.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book.

Access

This dictionary is only accessible through the language community, the Xwi7xwa library branch of the UBC Library, and Reed College Library.

Included Languages and Directionality

Sm'algyax to English, English to Sm'algyax.

Dialects Included

Several dialects of Sm'algyax are included in the dictionary. However, these have not been specified within the entries.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bi-directional wordlist published in two volumes (one for each translation direction), each introduced by the same detailed grammar.

How are Entries Organised

Entries are sorted alphabetically by English in the English to Sm'algyax volume, and by Sm'algyax in the Sm'algyax to English volume.

Other Features

Feature	Included	More Information
Guide to use and understand	✅
Audio	❌
Images	❌
Example phrases	✅	In each entry
Speakers marked	❌
Dialects marked	❌

External Links

Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/56365073