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Yuki Vocabulary
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Language Name
Yuki.
Alternate Language Names
Ukiah, Ukomno'm.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Jesse Sawyer (Fieldwork); Alice Schlichter (Compilation).
Others Involved
Arthur Anderson, Minnie Fulwider (Speakers); Roy Siniard (Fieldwork); Shirley Silver (Assistance).
Publishing Information
Published 1984 by University of California Press as part of the University of California Publications in Linguistics, Vol. 101.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Introduction.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited by name and community in the Introduction. Previous works are cited in the Introduction and References. Both speakers and previous works are marked by abbreviations within entries, as detailed in the Introduction.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary largely comes from speakers Arthur Anderson, who worked with linguist Jesse Sawyer from 1972 to 1976, and Minnie Fulwider, who worked with linguist Roy Siniard in 1966 and 1967. This fieldwork was then processed, transcribed, and organised by Alice Schlichter. Information was supplemented by previously published and collected works as listed in the Introduction and References.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is available through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Yuki; Yuki to English.
Dialects Included
No dialects are specified for this dictionary. Both speakers are cited as being from Covelo, but neither was fluent in Yuki nor had spoken it for long periods of time prior to the collection done for this dictionary. The dialects are also not specified for the previous works.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional word list.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organised alphabetically by English in the in the English-Yuki Vocabulary, and are formatted in two columns with English on the left and Yuki on the right. Listed below the English headword in the left-hand column are English words and phrases corresponding to the headword. The Yuki translation is listed beside the corresponding English phrase or word in the right-hand column. Most entries contain the source (i.e., speaker or previous work). Entries are organised alphabetically by Yuki in the Yuki-English section. This section functions as an index for the previous dictionary section. Therefore, entries include the Yuki head word or phrase with the English translation. No other information is included in these entries.
Prior to the dictionary sections, there is a brief Grammatical Sketch, which includes information about the Yuki alphabet and sound system, stress, the parts of a word (i.e., roots, affixes, particles), pronouns, and sentence structure.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | A brief description incorporated into the Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In many entries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Marked by their initials within entries |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | No dialect is specified |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/9324154