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The Selkirk Indian Language Noun Dictionary (Northern Tutchone Athapascan)
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Language Name
Northern Tutchone.
Alternate Language Names
Dän kʼí.
Region
Yukon, Canada.
Who
John Ritter, Tommy McGinty, Johnson Edwards (Compilers).
Others Involved
Ted Harrison (Artist); Yukon Native Languages Project Council for Yukon Indians (Publisher and Support); Yukon Native Brotherhood, Yukon Teachers' Association, Eleanor Millard, Gordon McIntire, Erik Nielsen, Jane Strong, Don Woloshyn (Aided in the search for support); Selkirk Indian Band, Education and Cultural Development Branch of the Department of Indian Affairs (Support); Daniel Johnson (Chairman of Council for Yukon Indians); Danny Joe (Chief of the Selkirk Band); Harry Baum (Member of Selkirk Band); I.O. Stringer (Photographer of original cover art); Kathleen Thorpe (Owner of original cover art photograph).
Publishing Information
Published February 1977 by the Yukon Native Languages Project Council for Yukon Indians, 22 Nisutlin Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon.
How People are Cited
The compilers and artist are cited on the front page of the dictionary, the publisher is cited on the first page, and others involved are cited in the Acknowledgements, Preface, and Introduction.
How Information is Cited
The source of information for this dictionary is cited in the Introduction.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary comes from the Selkirk Band (specially Chief Danny Joe and Harry Baum), Tommy McGinty, and Johnson Edwards.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The digital copy (PDF scan) is open access through the Yukon Native Language Centre. It can be found in their Northern Tutchone page under Other Learning Resources. The physical copy can be accessed through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Northern Tutchone.
Dialects Included
Although this is a dictionary of Northern Tutchone, it is specific to the Selkirk Band and area. It is noted that the words and spellings in the dictionary are based on the speech of members of the Selkirk Band.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional noun wordlist.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary is organized topically, with entries within each section organized alphabetically by English. If an entry includes multiple sub-entries, those are also organized alphabetically. Each entry includes the English headword followed by the Northern Tutchone translation.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | The dictionary includes a section called The Selkirk Alphabet which includes descriptions of consonants, vowels and tones made to help the reader navigate the entries. The section titled The Selkirk Indian Language, is designed to explain why the dictionary is titled the way it is and give some history on Northern Tutchone |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | There are a couple of map illustrations included as well as sketches before every new topic |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
The authors state that is the first version of the Selkirk dictionary and is therefore a preliminary version only, thus there might be mistakes within the dictionary.
The dictionary includes a six page Appendix with pictures of important Selkirk figures and landmarks, starting from page 118 until the end of the dictionary.
External Links
Reference The Selkirk Indian Language Noun Dictionary (Northern Tutchone Athapascan) on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/6576290
Open access digital copy of The Selkirk Indian Language Noun Dictionary (Northern Tutchone Athapascan) through the Yukon Native Language Centre: https://ynlc.ca/northern-tutchone/#other-learning-resources