Dena'ina topical dictionary

Kari, James M. (Author). Alaska Native Language Center. (Added Author).

Summary: "This is a dictionary of the Dena'ina Athabascan language of Cook Inlet Basin and the Southern Alaska Range. Vocabulary lists arranged by topic provide a panoramic view of the central cultural and ecological concepts of the Dena'ina. In terms of breadth of subjects, technical specificity, dialect coverage, and illustrations, this is the most refined topical lexicon in existence for an Alaska Native language and for any language in the Athabascan family. More than one hundred Dena'ina speakers contributed words, and many chapters were reviewed by experts in natural history and ethnology. This work positions Dena'ina topical materials at the intersection of ethnology and linguistics."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 1555000916 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781555000912 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xxxix, 366 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm
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Publisher: Fairbanks, AK : Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes indexes.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Alan Boraas -- Foreword / Jonathon S. Ross -- Preface / James Kari -- Introduction -- 1. Animals -- 2. Fish, Shellfish, and Amphibians -- 3. Birds -- 4. Insects -- 5. Plants -- 6. Pronouns -- 7. Relatives, Kinship Terms -- 8. People -- 9. Body Parts -- 10. Dena'ina Place Names -- 11. Water, Snow and Ice -- 12. Land and Land Forms -- 13. Sky, Weather, and Atmosphere -- 14. Days, Seasons, Months, and Adverbs of Time -- 15. Clothing and Adornment -- 16. Skin Tanning and Sewing -- 17. Tools -- 18. Hunting and Fishing Devices -- 19. Houses, Shelters, Racks, and Caches -- 20. Transportation -- 21. Fire -- 22. Household Furnishings, Personal Belongings, and Miscellany.
Language Note:	A dictionary of the Dena'ina Athabascan language of southcentral Alaska. Vocabulary is English-to-Dena'ina, organized by topic.