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dictionnaire Atikamekw
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Language Name
Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.
Alternate Language Names
Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin, Innu-aimun.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.
Who
Marie-Odile Junker, Nicole Petiquay (Co-directors).
Others Involved
Project of Algonquian Dictionaries, Institute of Atikamekw Languages - National Atikamekw Council (Developers); Social Sciences and Humanities Investigation Council of Canada, Canadian Patrimony, Carleton University, Atikamekw Nation Council (Funding); NAwashish, Jeannette Coocoo (Speakers and recorders).
Publishing Information
This digital dictionary officially launched on November 29, 2021. Most pages include the date they were last modified on the bottom right.
How People are Cited
Most people are cited on the home page titled Beinvenue. However, speakers and recorders are cited within entries under the i icon, which can be found next to the audio button.
How Information is Cited
This dictionary does not cite the source of any of its information.
Where is Information Coming from
It is not clear where the information in this dictionary comes from, but the Atikamekw Nation Council is cited as the license owners under some entries.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is a multimedia website that utilizes images and audio. It is an open source that shares digital infrastructure with other dictionaries in the Algonquian Dictionaries and Language Resources Project.
Access
The digital copy of the dictionary can be accessed through the dictionary's website, dictionnaire Atikamekw. The physical copy of the dictionary can be purchased through the dictionary's website, under Livres. Clicking on the achetez button will take the user to another website where they can carry out the transaction. There is a French tutorial on how to buy the physical copy in the Livres page.
Included Languages and Directionality
Atikamekw to French, French to Atikamekw.
Dialects Included
The letter in parenthesis to the left of the headphone icons on entries signify dialect. There are three varieties along entires: O, W, MW. However, when the MW entries are expanded, it only appears as W, which is the Wemotaci dialect. The O dialect does not seem to be specified in any entry we have come across.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional, topical dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries can be organized alphabetically in either Atikamekw or French (mots atikamekw, or mots-clés français), topically (thèmes), by morpheme (Les morphèmes), or grammatical category (catégories grammaticales). These categories can be found under the Fureter tab. Further, entries can be searched in French and Atikamekw with the search engine. The tab below the search engine titled Options avancées allows the user to access more complex settings such as which language, type of search, or part of the word they would like to appear in their results.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | Not all, but most entries have an audio component. Those which do, have a small headphone icon to the right of the entry |
| Images | ❌ | The dictionary itself does not, but the page titled Leçons does. An account is needed to access these lessons |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Under exemple within entries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Within entries that include audio, there is an i icon next to the audio button, and speakers are cited under Locuteur |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Clicking on the i icon of entries that specify the dialect next to the headphone icon in parenthesis, will usually provide the dialect name |
Other Notes
This dictionary is an online version of Dictionnaire Atikamekw-Français, Français-Atikamekw.
Readers are able to contact the editorial team through the text bubble icon within each entry. It is found at the bottom of the entry.
Finally, not all words will lead to successful searches. Some words have to be spelled in the plural or singular form, in order for the search to work.
External Links
dictionnaire Atikamekw: https://dictionnaire.langueatikamekw.ca/#/help
atikamekw resources de langue (language project site and home page of the dictionary): https://atikamekw.atlas-ling.ca/
Algonquian Dictionaries and Language Resources Project: https://www.algonquianlanguages.ca/