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Upper Kuskokwim Comparative Wordlist
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Language Name
Upper Kuskokwim; also includes Upper Tanana, Ahtna (Copper River), and Koyukon.
Alternate Language Names
Kolchan, Goltsan (for Upper Kuskokwim).
Region
Alaska, United States.
Who
Elliott Canonge (Author).
Others Involved
David Henry is listed on the Alaska Native Language Archive PDF for this dictionary, but not on the dictionary's page on the archive. It is unclear what Henry's role in this wordlist was.
Publishing Information
This wordlist is undated. The Alaska Native Language Archive estimates that it is from 1963.
It follows the SIL comparative Athabaskan list (which is also the Swadesh 100-list).
How People are Cited
This wordlist does not cite any contributors, other than the author, Elliott Canonge, and David Henry who are listed on the first page—which was added by the Alaska Native Language Archive.
How Information is Cited
This wordlist does not cite the source of any of its information.
Where is Information Coming from
This wordlist does not indicate where information is coming from or what sources were used. It likely comes directly from speakers who worked with Elliott Canonge to elicit the Swadesh 100-list. It is not clear if Elliott Canonge worked with speakers of all four of the languages included.
Tools and Framework used
This wordlist is available as a digital book (PDF). The wordlist follows the Swadesh 100-list.
Access
The digital book of this wordlist is open access through the Alaska Native Language Archive.
Included Languages and Directionality
This is a multilingual resource. It includes English, Upper Tanana, Ahtna (Copper River), Upper Kuskowkwim, and Koyukon in a comparative format.
The Swadesh 100-word wordlist with entry numbers and corresponding English translations can be found following the comparative wordlist.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a multilingual, comparative wordlist.
How are Entries Organised
The entries for all included languages are organised in columns, with each language having its own column. Translations for the same word can be found and compared across each row.
This wordlist only includes the entry word in each language, and no other information.
The entry in the English column (the first column) is a number, which corresponds to an entry of the Swadesh 100-word wordlist. The Swadesh 100-word wordlist can be found following the comparative wordlist.
Other Features
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
Reference on Alaska Native Language Archive: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/record.php?identifier=UK963HC1963
Direct link to the open access PDF from Alaska Native Language Archive: https://uafanlc.alaska.edu/Online/UK963HC1963/UK-wordlist.PDF