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Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Dictionary
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Language Name
Timbisha.
Alternate Language Names
Tümpisa, Panamint, Koso, Nümü nangkawih, Sosoni nangkawih.
Region
Nevada and California, United States.
Who
Jon P. Dayley.
Others Involved
Thomas W. Larsen, Rose Ann White (editorial assistance); Mamie Boland, Juanita Landis (language consultants); Unnamed speakers; Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, Boise State University Research Center (funding).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1989 by the University of California Press.
How People are Cited
Language consultants and contributors are cited under Acknowledgements. Additional unnamed speakers are thanked, but not cited.
How Information is Cited
Previous works and documentation are cited in the Introduction and marked by abbreviations in entries, as well as listed formally at the end of the dictionary under References. Contributors are cited under Acknowledgements. Speakers are not cited.
Where is Information Coming from
The majority of entries in this dictionary come from fieldwork conducted by Dayley with native speakers in the early 1970s. Approximately 150 entries out of the 3,500 were taken from previous field work and documentation.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The physical book is available through libraries, and the digital book is available as an open access PDF download through Boise University.
Included Languages and Directionality
Tümpisa Shoshone to English; English to Tümpisa Shoshone (glossary).
Dialects Included
This is primarily a dictionary of Death Valley Panamint.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary are organised alphabetically by Tümpisa Shoshone headword in boldface type, and include the part of speech or grammatical category (for affixes), "principal parts" presented in curly brackets (plural, possessive, and case marked versions of the form), the English translation, and example sentences. Cross references and borrowings are noted last, if known. If the form was taken from previous work, it is marked with the abbreviation of the author's name. An English - Tümpisa Shoshone section is included as a finder list, organised alphabetically by English headword and Tümpisa Shoshone equivalent(s).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | Two maps are presented before the Introduction |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not included in every entry |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | The geographical region is noted if it differs from Death Valley |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/20170846
This dictionary is open access and can be downloaded on Scholar Works through Boise State University: https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/fac_books/360/