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Wasaho Ininîwimowin/ Fort Severn Cree Dictionary
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Language Name
Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.
Alternate Language Names
Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.
Who
Marguerite MacKenzie (editor), Marie-Odile Junker (web-development), Delasie Torkornoo (programming, syllabic conversions).
Others Involved
Moses Kakekaspin, Victoria Matthews, Sally Matthews, Absolum Matthews, Barbara Matthews, Ila Miles, Nancy Stoney, Archie Stony, Terri Swain, Edna Thomas, Gordon Thomas, Kathleen Thomas, Aglius Thomas, Alice Thomas, Bessie Turtle (speakers); Bill Jancewicz (formatting); Ifka Filipovich and John Stanley, Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (funding); Rand Valentine (templates); Matthew Kakekaspin, Ann Marie Levi, Dianna McCullogh (lodging & facilities).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 2015 as a web version of a print book and does not display any information about update dates. The print version of this dictionary was published in 2007 under the title Wasaho Ininîwimowin masinahikan / Wasaho Ininîwimowin dictionary (Fort Severn Cree).
How People are Cited
Speakers and contributors are cited under the Credits tab.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited under Credits. An earlier word list compiled by the Cree School Board of Québec is cited under History of the Project in the FortSevern Web Dictionary Guide found on the website's Help tab. Abbreviations and terms used in the dictionary are cited in the Guide.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from speakers, as well as an earlier word list compiled by the Cree School Board of Québec with the help of speakers on the east coast of James Bay and Hudson.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a web-hosted dictionary (in beta as of mid-2024).
Access
The digital dictionary is open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Cree to English; English to Cree. It can be searched by English, Cree syllabics, or Romanized Cree.
Dialects Included
This is a dictionary of Ininîwimowin (Eastern Swampy Cree). In cases where different communities or age groups use different variations of a word, all variations are represented.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, monodirectional online dictionary. It can be searched in English, Cree, and Cree Syllabics.
How are Entries Organised
Entries can be searched by English, Romanized Cree, and Cree Syllabics, or browsed alphabetically by Cree or English. Each entry is listed in four parts: Syllabic spelling, Romanized spelling, part of speech, and English gloss. Below the entry there are two sections of drop-down menus: the Glosses drop-downs and the Topics drop-downs. Glosses are related word and phrases (eg: an entry for “trip” may have “fall” under the Glosses header), each hyperlinked to their own entry. The Topics drop-down menus show words that are related by theme, eg: animals.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in the FortSevern Web Dictionary Guide, linked at the bottom of the Help tab |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
The online dictionary can be slow to load. The FortSevern Web Dictionary Guide, linked at the bottom of the Help tab, includes a guide to the syllabic system as well as grammatical and phonological information.
External Links
View the Fort Severn (Swampy Cree) Dictionary website: https://fortsevern.atlas-ling.ca/
Reference the print dictionary, Wasaho Ininîwimowin masinahikan / Wasaho Ininîwimowin dictionary (Fort Severn Cree) (2007), on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/wasaho-ininiwimowin-masinahikan-wasaho-ininiwimowin-dictionary-fort-severn-cree/oclc/976463641
This dictionary is part of a wider series of resources for Algonquian languages called the Algonquian Languages Project, which can be viewed here: https://www.algonquianlanguages.ca/