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Wintu Dictionary (1981)
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Language Name
Wintu.
Alternate Language Names
Wintun.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Alice Schlichter.
Others Involved
Renee Coleman, Grace MacKibben, Carrie B. Dixon (language consultants); Wallace L. Chafe (editor); Leanne Hinton (editor, cover illustrator); Mary Haas, Jesse Sawyer (support); Dr. Harry Greene, Dr. Ned Johnson, Dr. William Lidicker, Dr. James Patton, Dr. David Wake, Dr. Howell Daly, Dr. John Strother (identification of flora and fauna); University of California Berkeley (funding).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1981 by the University of California Berkeley Linguistics Department as part of Report #2, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages.
How People are Cited
Speakers and other contributors are cited by name in the Acknowledgements and Introduction.
How Information is Cited
The source of entries in this dictionary is discussed in the Introduction. Previously published works are cited under References.
Where is Information Coming from
The linguistic and cultural information in this dictionary comes from speakers consulted by Schlichter and from previous works by Schlichter's colleagues and predecessors. Schlichter particularly references Harvey Pitkin's Wintu Grammar (1984).
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book and as a digital book (PDF).
Access
The physical and digital books are available through libraries, and the digital book is open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Wintu to English, with an English to Wintu index.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
In the Wintu-English section, entries are organised alphabetically by Wintu headword. Each entry contains the definition in English and its part of speech. Verbs and verb stems contain example phrases and related verbs in the form of sub-entries. The Index is meant to serve as a finderlist for Wintu forms, and is organised alphabetically by English headword.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In the Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/9579047
The dictionary is open access online through UC Berkeley’s eScholarship platform: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/47v2w4gw