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Tlingit and Eyak Flora and Fauna Terms

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Language Name

Eyak, Tlingit.

Alternate Language Names

Igya'aq, Lingít.

Region

Alaska, United States; British Columbia, Yukon, Canada.

Who

John Peabody Harrington, George Johnson (Speaker).

Others Involved

Robert W. Young (Contributor); George M. Grasty (Animal Identifier).

Publishing Information

The information in this resource was collected from 1939 to 1940. It is unclear whether it was ever formally published.

How People are Cited

It is stated that the material was primarily collected from the speaker George Johnson in the description of the Microfilm on pg. 4 of the extended edition (and pg. 2 of the shorter edition).

The Alaska Native Language Archive has two editions of this resource; one is an extended edition with 224 pages while the other only has 136. The shorter edition cites John Peabody Harrington and Robert W. Young on the first page. Both editions have the authors cited in description of the Microfilm (which was requested by Michael Krauss). George M. Grasty (who identified animals) is cited under Kingdom Animalia in both editions.

How Information is Cited

Some information is cited under Kingdom Animalia. The table of contents lists a bibliography, but it is excluded from the available PDF scan.

Where is Information Coming from

The information in this resource comes from George M. Grasty, zoological articles and Indigenous peoples (in both Cordova and Yakutat).

Tools and Framework used

This resource is a scan of handwritten notes, typescripts, and of microfilm document, and is available as a digital book (PDF).

Access

The digital copy of this word list is open access through the Alaska Native Language Archive.

Included Languages and Directionality

English to Eyak, English to Tlingit. The extended edition includes some handwritten notes in Eyak to English.

Dialects Included

This resource specifies that the Eyak included comes from Cordova.

Type of Dictionary

This resource is a compilation of handwritten notes and scanned typescripts in the form of a multilingual topical dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

The dictionary is only a chapter titled Animal Parts and Animal Names from the book Southern Peripheral Athapaskawan in Alaska and Canada. Therefore, most scanned typescript entries are organized based on their animal classification or taxonomic rank; the last couple of entries are body parts and are organized thematically. The handwritten entries are only in Eyak and do not seem to be organized in any particular way.

Other Features

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Audio
Images
Example phrases
Speakers marked
Dialects marked Eyak is marked with C (for Cordova) and Tlingit is marked with Y (for Yakutat). The Animal Parts and Animal Names does not have languages marked

Other Notes

Both PDF editions only include the Animal Parts and Animal Names chapter, however only the extended edition includes Tlingit handwritten notes.

Most entries have a description of the flora or fauna in the entry.

External Links

Extended edition: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=EY940H1940a

Shorter edition: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=TL939H1940h