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Tlingit Stem List
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Language Name
Tlingit.
Alternate Language Names
Lingít.
Region
British Columbia, Yukon, Canada; Alaska, United States.
Who
Jeff Leer.
Others Involved
Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska (Publisher).
Publishing Information
Published June, 1978 by the Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. The PDF includes extensive handwritten notes and annotations.
The Alaska Native Language Archive notes that this dictionary is dated approximately 1975 by the author, although some annotations are more recent. The version on the Alaska Native Language Archive, including the annotations, appears to be the same version available elsewhere, other than that the Alaska Native Language Archive version does not have front matter.
How People are Cited
The author and publisher are cited on the first page of the dictionary, but are not cited in the version without front matter. No speakers or other contributors are cited.
How Information is Cited
This dictionary does not cite the source of any of its information.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary does not indicate where information is coming from or what sources were used.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a digital book.
Access
The digital copy of this dictionary is open access through the Alaska Native Language Archive and Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi websites.
Included Languages and Directionality
Tlingit to English. The Alaska Native Language Archive notes that some of the annotations from the author include comparison to Athabaskan and Eyak.
Dialects Included
No dialect of Tlingit is specified for this dictionary. The front matter lists stem nucleus types for Tongass, Saanyaa-Heinyaa, and Northern, but dialects are not specified in the entries.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional word list with handwritten notes and annotations.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are sorted alphabetically by Tlingit with entries sorted into sections based on the first letter of each entry. A guide to the alphabetical order used can be found on the second page of the dictionary in the version with front matter. The letter for each section is handwritten in the top left corner of each page.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Yes, in the version with front matter |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
Handwritten annotations and page numbers are included in the PDF scan, some of which are difficult to read due to fading.
From the Alaska Native Language Archive: "Written in Leerʼs comparatively-oriented orthography notated with Tongass-style stigmata, rather than Northern Tlingit-style long and short vowels with low or high tone."
External Links
Open access digital copy without front matter through the Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=TL962L1975m
Open access digital copy with front matter through the Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi website: https://tlingitlanguage.com/learning-tlingit/intermediate-tlingit/ (The direct link to the Google Drive PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12-p94dBNB-DY1eMxtg3pmsZrLMVLSMPa/view)