Documentation:RelLex/The Arapaho Language Project
The Arapaho Language Project
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Language Name
Arapaho.
Alternate Language Names
Arapahoe, Hinónoʼeitíít.
Region
Wyoming and Oklahoma, United States.
Who
University of Colorado Boulder.
Others Involved
Dr. Andrew Cowell (linguist); Alonzo Moss, Sr., William J. C’Hair, Alfred Redman (permissions); Florence Bell, Wayne C’Hair, William C’Hair, Alonzo Moss, Sr., Marian Scott, Andy Brown, Ed Underwood (audio recordings); unnamed Elders (language consultants); Joshua Raclaw, Finn Thye, Irina Vagner, and Allison Sanders, Jena Hwang (student assistants); the University of Colorado's ASSETT program and Department of Linguistics (funding).
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that does not display any information about launch dates or update dates.
How People are Cited
Speakers and contributors are cited under Acknowledgements.
How Information is Cited
Audio files in this dictionary comes from speakers who are cited in the Acknowledgements. No additional sources of information are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary was created with the help of speakers from the Northern Arapaho Language and Cultural Commission and Elders who participated in the 2013 Cheyenne-Arapaho Language Conference. Any previous works or additional sources of information are not cited.
Tools and Framework used
This is a multimedia website that uses images and audio files.
Access
This dictionary is available open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Arapaho to English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, multimedia word list.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this word list are listed topically under Speaking Arapaho. Each topic, including Child and Daycare, Phone Calls, Good Wishes, and more, is intended to be useful for everyday life. Entries in these lists can be words or phrases. Each entry contains the Arapaho word or phrase and a button to play the audio recording, followed by the English translation. No other information is included in entries.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Under Guide in the Speaking Arapaho tab |
| Audio | ✅ | Included in every entry |
| Images | ✅ | Included in every category |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Some entries are full phrases, others are single words |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This website hosts a great deal of pedagogical material, as well as three stories told in Arapaho. It includes a link to a 'dictionary' which is an archive of unprocessed materials, although the access is restricted.
External Links
View the project website: https://verbs.colorado.edu/ArapahoLanguageProject/index.html