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The Squamish Language: Grammar, Texts, Dictionary
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Language Name
Squamish.
Alternate Language Names
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Sḵwx̱wúm'ish.
Region
British Columbia, Canada.
Who
Aert H. Kuipers.
Others Involved
Isaac Jacob, Alex Peters, Louis Miranda (language consultants); Wayne Suttles (regional assistance); Canadian Social Science Research Council (funding); Ingeborg Houwen-van Driel, Vera Litwinzeff, Sietske Visser (manuscript assistance); Board of Curators of the University of Leiden (secreterial help).
Publishing Information
Published 1967 by Mouton & Co., The Hague, Netherlands. The ebook was published in 2015, De Gruyter Mouton.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Preface by name and community, and by initials within individual entries.
How Information is Cited
Information is cited in the Preface, in the footnotes throughout the frontmatter and the Grammar section, and in the Bibliography of the dictionary. Speakers are cited by their initials in some entries.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers who worked with the author between 1951 and 1956.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as both a physical book and a digital book (ebook).
Access
The physical book and digital book (ebook) are available through libraries. The physical book is available for purchase through De Gruyter Mouton for $182 USD (As of late 2023).
Included Languages and Directionality
The dictionary section is Squamish to English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This volume includes a grammar, Squamish texts, and a dictionary.
The dictionary is bilingual and mono-directional.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in the dictionary are organized alphabetically by Squamish. The Squamish alphabet and the order of the dictionary entries can be referenced on page 245. The alphabet is ordered by place of articulation moving from front to back, plosive to fricative to nasal (or liquid). Glottalic follows plain consonants and labialized consonants follow plain consonants. Sonorants and corresponding vowels come at the end.
Entries in the dictionary consist of the Squamish headword, the morphological breakdown of the headword, and English translation. The dictionary includes entries for roots, affixes, and stems throughout all sections. Roots are marked with the √ symbol, affixes are marked with a proceeding or following dash, and stems are unmarked (although morphemes are marked within the headword with dashes).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In the Introduction to Dictionary |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Cited by initials within some entries |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Notes
The inscription includes a dedication; "to Louis Miranda and to the memory of Isaac Jacob and Alec Peter".
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/977611165
Physical book (available for purchase) and eBook (requires institutional library login) on the publisher's website: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111358024/html