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The Southern Sierra Miwok Language
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Language Name
Southern Sierra Miwok.
Alternate Language Names
Meewoc, Mewoc, Me-Wuk, Miwokan, Mokélumne, Moquelumnan, San Raphael, Talatui, Talutui, Yosemite.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Sylvia M. Broadbent.
Others Involved
Chris Brown/Chief Leeme, Alvis Brown, Bill Bolton (Bootjack language consultants); John Lawrence (Tiptop language consultant); Castro Johnson (Mariposa language consultant); Rose Watt, Emma Lord (Usona consultants); Benjamin "Banjo" Graham, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Graham, Charlie Bohan (Ahwahnee language consultants);
W.E. Bull, C.D. Chrétien, M.B. Emeneau, M.R. Haas, Harry Hoijer, D.L. Olmsted, R.P. Stockwell (advisory editors); Dan Anderson (HTML Conversion); Surve of Californian Indian Languages (support).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1964 by the University of California Press. It was partially converted to HTML by Dan Anderson in January of 2005 from a copy at the UCSD Library.
How People are Cited
A list of language consultants along with where they are from is included in the Introduction. Speaker initials are used to cite the source of information in some entries, as well as to mark dialect forms. Advisory editors are cited on the Publication page.
Biographical information about the compilers can be found on Dan Anderson’s website, which hosts the HTML version of the dictionary.
How Information is Cited
The previous works referenced to compile this dictionary are cited in the Bibliography. Other information about the work with the speakers and background information on the dictionary is included in the Introduction.
Where is Information Coming from
Freeland's 1951 grammar, Language of the Sierra Miwok, was referenced when compiling this resource. The bulk of the entries and texts come from work Broadbent conducted with speakers between 1955 and 1964.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book, and as a website. A digital book can also be downloaded as a PDF version of the HTML website, although it lacks much formatting.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries as a physical book. The website is open access online, and a PDF version of the dictionary can be downloaded from the website.
Included Languages and Directionality
Southern Sierra Miwok to English; English to Southern Sierra Miwok.
Dialects Included
This is primarily a dictionary of the Yosemite dialect, with contributions from speakers of the Tiptop, Mariposa, Usona, and Ahwahnee dialects. The dialect spoken by each of the speakers is listed in the Introduction. Dialects are not specifically marked in entries, but can be identified when speaker initials are included.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in the Southern Sierra Miwok-English section are organised alphabetically by Miwok, based on the alphabet included in the introduction to the Southern Sierra Miwok-English Dictionary section. Entries include the Miwok headword, the part of speech or grammatical information, and the English translation or definition. Some entries also include speaker initials, and page number references to relevant sections of the grammar section of this resource. Entries in the English-Southern Sierra Miwok are organised alphabetically by English, and contain the same information as the previous section.
The Texts section of this dictionary includes stories and conversations presented line by line in Miwok, followed by the English translation. On the website, the Miwok is embedded as a scan of the print dictionary, while the English is shown below in plain text.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Included under Plates |
| Example phrases | ❌ | Not included in entries, sentences can be found in the Texts section |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Speakers are marked by their initials in some entries |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Mariposa and Yosemite dialects are marked by abbreviations of the speaker's name |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/574748
A HTML version of the dictionary can be found on Dan Anderson’s website: https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/southern_sierra_miwok_language/