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Utkuhiksalingmiut Uqauhiitigut: Dictionary of Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut Postbase Suffixes
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Language Name
Inuktitut.
Alternate Language Names
Inuttitut, Inuktut.
Region
Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut (Newfoundland and Labrador), Nunavik (Quebec), Nunavut, Canada; Alaska, United States.
Who
Jean L. Briggs, Alana Johns, Connor Cook (Authors).
Others Involved
Nunavut Arctic College (Publisher).
Publishing Information
Published August 2015 by Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut.
How People are Cited
The authors are cited on the cover.
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
This dictionary was compiled over 50 years. The description from the Nunavut Arctic College Media website states that Jean Briggs "became the adopted daughter of a family in a small camp, and in order to communicate, she began writing down as many words as possible that she heard spoken around her". The website also describes this dictionary as her "expression of gratitude to the Utkuhiksalingmiut who assisted her five decades of work".
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book (hardcopy).
Access
The physical copy of this dictionary is accessible through libraries or can be bought through the Nunavut Arctic College Media website for ($64.95 CAD).
Included Languages and Directionality
Inuktitut to English, English to Inuktitut.
Dialects Included
This is a dictionary of the Utkuhiksalingmiut dialect.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are organised.
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 |
Links to Other Projects/Resources
Nunavut Arctic College Media notes that "this highly detailed volume of Utkuhiksalingmiut post-base suffixes will astonish and instruct those with an interest in linguistics and Inuktitut."
Other Notes
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/966257134
Nunavut Arctic College Media's website on Utkuhiksalingmiut Uqauhiitigut: Dictionary of Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut Postbase Suffixes: https://nacmedia.ca/product/dictionary-of-utkuhiksalingmiut-inuktitut-postbase-suffixes
Toronto Star Interview with Jean Briggs: https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/02/14/first-dictionary-of-rare-inuit-dialect-published.html
CBC Article on Jean Briggs' Passing: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/anthropologist-jean-briggs-dead-at-87-1.3700470
Jean Briggs Obituary by Mini Adola Freeman: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674obituary_the_jean_briggs_that_i_knew/
Globe and Mail Article - Briggs' Books Became Classics: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/anthropologist-jean-l-briggs-books-on-inuit-became-classics/article31395950/