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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
W.E. Bull, C.D. Chrétien, M.B. Emeneau, M.R. Haas, Harry Hoijer, D.L. Olmsted, R.P. Stockwell (advisory editors); 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); Dan Anderson (HTML Conversion); Surve of Californian Indian Languages (support).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1964 by the University of California Press.
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. Advisory editors are cited on the Publication page.
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
Entries and texts in this dictionary come from work with speakers between 1955 and the publication of this dictionary (1964). Freeland's 1951 grammar, Language of the Sierra Miwok, was referenced when compiling this resource.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a print book and as a website.
Access
The physical book is accessible through libraries, and the web version is open access online.
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.
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. Each entry lists its source (previous work or speaker) and the English gloss. Entries in the English-Southern Sierra Miwok are organised alphabetically by English, and contain the Miwok equivalent and its source.
Included in this dictionary under Texts are 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 theTexts section |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Speakers are marked by their initials in some entries |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | No, but some entries include speaker initials, and the dialects they speak can be found in the Introduction |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/574748
Link to Web Edition: https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/southern_sierra_miwok_language/