Documentation:RelLex/Southeastern Pomo Language Project
Southeastern Pomo Language Project
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Language Name
Southeastern Pomo.
Alternate Language Names
We are unaware of any alternate language names.
Region
California, United States.
Who
The Southeastern Pomo Language Project at the University of California, Berkeley.
Others Involved
Loretta Kelsey (speaker consultant); Jim Brown, Harry Johnson, John Kelsey, John Knight, Albert Thomas (speakers on archival recordings); Charles B. Chang, Shira Katseff, Yao Yao, Russell Lee-Goldman, Marta Piqueras-Brunet (researchers); Ronald Sprouse (technology assistance); Zhenya Antić, Thera Crane, Donna Fenton, Robert Geary, Hannah Haynie, Leanne Hinton, Jisup Hong, Lindsey Newbold, Maziar Toosarvandani, Corey Yoquelet (unspecified contributions).
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that doesn't display any information about launch dates or update dates. As there is a journal article from 2008 which provides an overview of this online dictionary, this website was likely created and launched around that time.
How People are Cited
Speakers and other contributors are cited by name on the Personnel page under the About tab in the website’s menu. Audio recordings in entries include the speaker’s name.
How Information is Cited
Information on entry sources is cited individually is each entry for this dictionary. Audio recordings in entries include the speaker’s name, along with the entry source. The date which the entry was recorded is included in the entry's metadata along with the entry ID.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come directly from work with language consultants, as well as speakers on archival recordings.
Tools and Framework used
This is a multimedia website that includes audio.
Access
This dictionary is available open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Southeastern Pomo to English.
Dialects Included
This is primarily a dictionary of Elem Pomo, referred to by its speakers as xay tsnu.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, online dictionary. The dictionary is organized as a monodirectional dictionary Southeastern Pomo to English, but entries are searchable by both Southeastern Pomo and English.
How are Entries Organised
The entries in this dictionary are organized alphabetically by Southeastern Pomo, and are searchable by Southeastern Pomo, English, and semantic domain.
Each entry contains the Southeastern Pomo headword, English translation, an ID number, metadata representing the date it was recorded, and an audio file. If alternate forms are known, they are listed as sub-entries.
Entries in the Audio Dictionary section can be filtered by speaker name. Under the TEXTS section, example sentences are listed with audio files and the English translation.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Mixed with word entries, under Sentences tab |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Along with audio files, by their full name |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
Southeastern Pomo Language Project and Dictionary can be found here: https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~sepomo/index.html
An open access journal article from 2008 which provides an overview of this online dictionary: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228795760_A_web-accessible_dictionary_of_Southeastern_Pomo