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Tagish FirstVoices
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Language Name
Tagish.
Alternate Language Names
Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Si-him-E-na, Tagisch, Tahgish, Tahkeesh, Tahk-heesh.
Region
Northwest Territories, and Yukon, Canada.
Who
This dictionary was created by the Carcross-Tagish First Nation using FirstVoices, from the First Peoples' Cultural Council.
Others Involved
Lucy Wren, Norman James, Clara Schinkel (Consultance and guidance); Pat Moore (Linguistic consultant); John Elliot, Elmer Derrick, Tracey Herbert, Tamara Knott, Deanna Daniels (Development team); Peter Brand, Alex Wadsworth, Ivy Charleson (Friends and support); Karyn Armour, Cheryl Mclean, Jeannette Poyton, Violet Clethroe, Tina Jules (Yukon Government officials); Brian Shanahan (Carcross Community School representative); Sophia Smith (Unnamed contributions); Lucy Wren, Clara Schinkel (Speakers); Angela Sydney, Dora Wedge, Daisy Smith, Clara Schinkel, Ida Calmagne (Tagish revitalization efforts).
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that doesn't display any information on launch dates.
How People are Cited
Most people are cited under the Our People tab which is found under the About main tab. Some contributors have personal introductions but most are cited under the Acknowledgements and in individual entries.
How Information is Cited
The source of the entry is cited in the entry Acknowledgements, which is within in each entry.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary appears to come directly from speakers.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is a multimedia website which includes audio. It is hosted on the FirstVoices platform.
Access
This dictionary is open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Tagish to English.
Dialects Included
This dictionary is specific to the Carcross-Tagish First Nation.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional online dictionary. It is searchable in both directions.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary are organized alphabetically, but can also be searched or filtered by letter in Tagish.
Words and phrases are found separately, each within a tab titled the same, under Dictionary. Each entry contains a recording of the word in English followed by Tagish. Clicking on the Tagish word opens a new page where the same information is displayed, as well as the category the word belongs to (i.e. Numbers), and speaker and source who are cited under the speaker icon and Acknowledgements.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | Most entries include audio |
| Images | ✅ | A few entries have images that accompany the recording |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Phrases are included under the Phrases tab |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Speakers are marked within each entry under the speaker icon |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | This dictionary is of the Carcross-Tagish First Nation |
Other Notes
There are 44 words and 477 phrases included in this dictionary. There is no content in the Songs, Stories or Games tabs, all found within the Learn tab.
It is specified that the Beta Version of FirstVoices is used, but it is unclear what the difference is between the regular version of the website.
External Links
Tagish FirstVoices: https://www.firstvoices.com/tagish/