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Watching ice and weather our way
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Language Name
Central Siberian Yupik.
Alternate Language Names
Yupigestun, Akzuzipik, Akuzipigestun, Sivuqaghmiistun, Sivuqaghhmiistun, Siberian Yupik, Siberian Yupik Eskimo, Central Siberian Yupik Eskimo, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Yuit, Asiatic Eskimo, Jupigyt, Yupihyt, Bering Strait Yupik, Beringian Yupik.
Region
Alaska, United States; Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
Who
Conrad Oozeva, Igor Krupnik, Chester Noongwook, George Noongwook, and Christina Alowa.
Others Involved
We are unable to access information about others who may have been involved in creation of this dictionary.
Publishing Information
Published 2004 by Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution, and Savoonga, Alaska: Savoonga Whaling Captains Association, Washington, D.C.
How People are Cited
We are unable to access the dictionary to determine how people, such as speakers and contributors, are cited.
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
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine where the information is coming from or what sources were used. Based on the review by Claudio Aporta, entries in this dictionary likely come directly from elders.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accesible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine the directionality of the included languages.
Dialects Included
Information in this resource comes from the communities of Savoonga and Gambell on St. Lawrence Island.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual dictionary of a specific topic (ice and weather).
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 | ✅ | based on Aporta's review, illustrations by Vadim Yenan and Chester Noongwook are included |
| Example phrases | Unknown | |
| Speakers marked | Unknown | |
| Dialects marked | Unknown |
Other Notes
This dictionary dictionary helped to inspire the 2012 Kiŋikmi Sigum Qanuq llitaavut: Wales Inupiaq Sea Ice Dictionary.
Based on a 2005 review from Claudio Aporta this dictionary is organized as follows:
"The book is organized into four parts, and each contributes in a different way to understanding the Yupiks’ knowledge of the environment in which they live. The first part contains a dictionary of Yupik terms for sea ice, compiled and written mostly by Conrad Oozeva and beautifully illustrated by Vadim Yenan and Chester Noongwook. The second part summarizes detailed weather and ice observations for the year 2000 – 01, as documented by Chester Noongwook and Conrad Oozeva. Both elders were given the freedom to choose their own observation and recording methods. This resulted in two remarkably different but equally valuable reports of weather patterns and ice conditions. Part 3 presents Yupik stories about ice and weather, mostly recorded between 1982 and 1983. This is an excellent addition to the book because it shows to what extent environmental knowledge is often transmitted in the context of broader narratives such as epics and life stories. Part 4 presents historical written data about weather and ice conditions dating back to 1898 (the most remarkable source is the diary kept by Dr. Vene, the first schoolteacher in Gambell). This historical information is discussed and compared to current conditions by Yupik expert Conrad Oozeva. By comparing historical and current data on the dates when the ice broke up, for example, or the dates when Siberian visitors arrived in the community, Oozeva can provide a sharp image of what has (and has not) changed in weather patterns and sea-ice cycles." (From Claudio Aporta's review of Watching ice and weather our way, Arctic Journal, Dec 2005, Vol. 58 Issue 4, p. 432-433)
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/56777655