Documentation:RelLex/Yaara' Shriraaw'ax 'Eyooshiraaw'a: Now You're Speaking Our Language Gabrielino/Tongva/Fernandeño
Yaara' Shriraaw'ax 'Eyooshiraaw'a: Now You're Speaking Our Language Gabrielino/Tongva/Fernandeño
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Language Name
Tongva.
Alternate Language Names
Gabrielino, Gabrieliño.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Julia Bogany, Virginia Carmelo, Jacob Gutierrez, Carol Ramirez, Mary Garcia, Jesus Gutierrez, Pamela Munro, and Mary Gutierrez.
Others Involved
Jacob Gutierrez (cover illustration); Linda Gonzales (speaker, unspecified contributions).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 2008 by Pamela Munro and the Gabrielino/Tongva Language Committee. It was released through the self-publisher Lulu.com. A second edition was self-published in 2012 also using Lulu.com. The dictionary was digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014.
How People are Cited
Contributors are cited on the title page. Speakers are not cited.
How Information is Cited
Previous work used to compile this dictionary is cited in the About this Book section. Contributors are cited on the title page.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary was compiled using archival documents in the John P. Harrington Archives, an extensive body of work collected by linguist and anthropologist John P. Harrington in the first half of the 20th century. It is unclear whether speakers were consulted in the creation of this dictionary. A speaker named Linda Gonzales is referenced in Introductions, but it is not clear whether she was consulted by the authors if she worked with John P. Harrington in the archival materials.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The physical book is accessible through libraries and can purchased from Lulu.com for $4.50 USD. The digital book is accesible for free on the Internet Archive, although users are required to have a free account to access it.
Included Languages and Directionality
Tongva to English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional topical word and phrase list.
How are Entries Organised
This book is organised topically by the following categories: Greetings; Introductions; Our Ancestors; Kinship; Mini-Dialogues,; Useful Questions (and some Answers); Useful Commands; Coyote Says; Numbers; Useful Words and Phrases; Weather, the Heavens, and Seasons; The Lord's Prayer in Tongva; Telling Time; Feelings; Places and Directions; Colors; Animals; Birds; Insects; Parts of the Body; and The Hooke'-Pooke'. Most of these sections are one or two pages long.
Greetings, Introductions, Mini-Dialogues, Useful Questions (and some Answers), Useful Commands, Useful Words and Phrases, and Telling Time are all phrase lists organised with Tongva on the left and English on the right in quotation marks. Notes on structure and pronunciation are written in italics. No other information is included in entries.
Our Ancestors, The Lord's Prayer in Tongva, and The Hooke'-Pooke' are full texts. Our Ancestors and The Hooke'-Pooke' are organised with the Tongva text on the left and the English text on the right, aligned by paragraph. The Lord's Prayer in Tongva is in Tongva only and is not shown with the corresponding English. No other information is included in entries.
Kinship, Numbers, Feelings, Places and Directions, Colors, Animals, Birds, Insects, and Parts of the Body are wordlists. They are organised with Tongva on the left and English on the right in quotation marks. No other information is included in entries.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in About this Book |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not included in every section |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This resource is described as a phrasebook and is intended to teach learners how to begin speaking the language. The book mentions a CD, which was to be purchased separately. We are unsure if this CD is still available.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/yaara-shiraawax-eyooshiraawa-now-youre-speaking-our-language-gabrielinotongvafernandeno-a-phrasebook/oclc/757755123
Borrow the digital book from the Internet Archive with free account: https://archive.org/details/yaarashiraawaxey00boga/page/30/mode/2up
Purchase a paperback copy from Lulu for $4.50 USD: https://www.lulu.com/shop/pamela-munro-and-jacob-gutierrez-and-virginia-carmelo-and-carol-ramirez/now-youre-speaking-our-language/paperback/product-1pre2g8.html?q=Tongva&page=1&pageSize=4