Stoney Mobile Dictionary

Alternate Language Names

Nakoda, Nakota, Isga, Lithga, Alberta Assiniboine.

Region

Alberta, Canada.

Who

Stoney Education Authority.

Others Involved

Bill Shade, Tanja Nicol, Cherith Mark, Waanita White, Babatunde Onasanya (Stoney Education Authority Team); Lloyd Buddy Wesley, Linda Chiniquay, Charlie Rabbit, Clarice Kootenay, Terry Rider, Winnifred Beaver, Lawrence Crawler, Corleigh Powderface, Sykes Powderface, Phillomene Stevens, Virgil Stephens, Brenda Wesley, Ollie Benjamin, Kathleen Poucette, Jackson Wesley, Virginia Wesley, Clarence Wesley, Kathleen Holloway, Henry Holloway, Colleen Crawler, Travis Rider, Reatha Mark, Troy Crawler, Irene Baptiste, Kelly Poucette, Vivian Rider, Jeff Hunter, Delia Poucette, Fred Powderface, Glenda Crawler, Johnny Ear, Dianne Ridsdale, Everett Wesley, Margaret Rider, Cassandra Poucette, Laura Ear, Una Wesley, Duane Mark, Isabella Goodstoney, Trudy Wesley, JR Twoyoungmen, Pauline Twoyoungmen, Tina Poucette, Trent Fox, Heather Cressman, John Wesley, Karen Wildman, Glen Stephens, Tracey Stevens, Myrna Koko Powderface, Albertine Goodstoney, Tyson Crawler, Muriel Labelle, Pamela Labelle, Germaine Labelle, Myra Labelle, Alana Wahpooseywan, Lori Kootenay, Evelyn House, Barbara Hunter, Van Poucette, Sharon Benjamin, B. Ann Yorke, A. Linda Twoyoungmen, Gloria Snow, William Snow (Speakers and Supporters); Corey Telfer, Alexandra O’Neil, Dusan Nikolic, Grant Aiton, Willem de Reuse, Bob Rugh, Coleton Hast, Leslie Fink, Jillian Danaher, Abbie Hantgan-Sonko, Eric Adell, Jeremiah Aviel, Holly Lemna and Jonah Wolf (Dictionary Editors); Wilhelm Meya, Heike Meya, Dorothea Hoffmann, and Adelaide Petrov-Yoo (Project Development Team); Katie Norman, Brianna Hughes, and Samantha Hintz (Event Coordinators); Elliot Thornton, Logan Swango, and Sam Gerhart (Technical Directors); Bruce Morgan and Tommy DeNardo (Graphic Designers); Veronica Valente, Ryan Elward, and Francisco Orejarena (Linguistic Interns); Marek Kupiec, Karolina Kupiec, Erin McGarvey, Lex Giesbrecht, Darin Flynn, Merion Hodgson, Brett Nelson, Adam Hundert, Marielle Butters, Patricia McDonough, Samson Lotven, and Sydney Rey (Scribes).

Publishing Information

This app was developed by the Language Conservancy, Inc. According to the Google Play listing, it was launched and most recently updated in 2021, as of mid-2025. The iTunes listing also states that it was launched in 2021 and does not list any update dates.

How People are Cited

People are cited in the Acknowledgements on the home page of the dictionary.

How Information is Cited

This dictionary does not explicitly cite the source of any of its information. However, speakers and other language workers are cited in the Acknowledgements section on the app’s home page.

Where is Information Coming from

Although this dictionary does not explicitly indicate where information is coming from or what sources were used, it can be assumed that information comes directly from the speakers named in the Acknowledgements on the app’s home page.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is a mobile app.

Access

The dictionary is available for free from both the iTunes and Google Play stores.

Included Languages and Directionality

Stoney to English; English to Stoney. The dictionary is searchable in both directions.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary.

Type of Dictionary

This is bilingual, bidirectional, mobile app dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

The landing page of the dictionary contains the Acknowledgements section, a search bar, and buttons to access the info section and the settings menu. In order to access entries, users must use the search bar. When users search for a word, entries are listed below the search bar which users can then choose from. Users can search the dictionary in either English or Stoney. The search function detects all entry options based on what is put into the search bar, displaying relevant English and Stoney options in the same list. Users can tap a result to see the full entry.

Entries include the headword (in either English or Stoney), the part of speech, and the translation(s) or definition(s). Many entries also have an audio recording of the Stoney. Entries may also have related words listed which are hyperlinked, and, when tapped, take users to that word’s entry.

Users can save words to lists or reaccess entries they have already visited through the search history function. When looking at a specific entry, users can move to other entries using right and left arrows at the bottom of the screen. When looking through the dictionary this way, entries are alphabetized by either English or Stoney, depending on which side of the dictionary users are in at the time. Users can also see an alphabetized list by selecting the “hamburger” icon between the arrows. There is also a Comment button in each entry, allowing users to send in feedback to the developers if there is an issue, error, or a desire to see a word listed that is not yet in the dictionary.

Other Features

Other Notes

This dictionary is available online as the Stoney Nakoda Dictionary Online.