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The Student’s Dictionary of Literary Plains Cree: Based on Contemporary Texts
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Language Name
Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.
Alternate Language Names
Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin, Innu-aimun.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.
Who
H.C. Wolfart, Freda Ahenakew.
Others Involved
We are unable to access information about others involved in the creation of this dictionary.
Publishing Information
Published 1998 by Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics.
How People are Cited
We are unable to access the dictionary to determine how people, such as speakers and contributors, are cited.
How Information is Cited
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how or where source materials are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine where the information is coming from or what sources were used.
However, according to the review from Pruett, information in this dictionary comes from texts which had been collected from speakers by linguists in the two decades prior to this dictionary's publication. The texts include information from everyday life (such as household chores) to ritual observance and predominantly highlight terms surrounding the lives of women, such as child-rearing.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
Cree to English; English to Cree.
Dialects Included
This is a dictionary of the Plains Cree dialect.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
According to Pruett, entries in the Cree to English section are organized alphabetically, and the Cree is listed in the stem form as opposed to fully inflected words. These entries include the Cree headword (i.e., stem), the English gloss, and the grammatical category. Entries may also include more information including figurative usage of the term, fully inflected or unusual forms, meanings of place names, or more. Entries in the English to Cree section include the English headword, a list of Cree stems, the stem class code, and an English gloss.
We are unable to access this dictionary to be able to determine further information about how the dictionary is organized or what else is included.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | Unknown | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | Unknown | |
| Example phrases | Unknown | |
| Speakers marked | Unknown | |
| Dialects marked | Unknown |
Other Notes
According to Edwards, there is a companion volume to this dictionary by the same authors titled ana kâ-pimwéawéahahk okakéaskihkêamowina: The Counselling Speeches of Jim Kâ-Néepitéahtéaw (1998) which is a collection of transcribed speeches.
External Links
Reference The Student’s Dictionary of Literary Plains Cree: Based on Contemporary Texts on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/40538984
A review of this dictionary by Elizabeth A. Edwards in Canadian Journal of Linguistics, vol. 44, no. 4 (1999) through Cambridge University Press (requires institutional access): https://doi.org/10.1017/s0008413100017485
A review by Dave Pruett in Language, vol. 76, no. 4 (2000) through JSTOR (requires institutional login or subscription to access): https://www.jstor.org/stable/417235?seq=1