A Concise Nuxalk – English Dictionary

Alternate Language Names

Bella Coola, Nuxalkmc.

Region

British Columbia, Canada.

Who

Hank F. Nater.

Others Involved

There is no information included in this resource about others involved.

Publishing Information

Published 1990 as part of the Mercury Series by the Canadian Ethnology Service, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull Quebec.

How People are Cited

This dictionary does not cite any speakers or contributors.

How Information is Cited

The soucre of information is cited in the References section of the dictionary.

Where is Information Coming from

Information in this dictionary is from previous fieldwork by the author (Hank F. Nater) between 1972 and 1983, including previously published works (Nater 1977 Stem List of the Bella Coola Language, Nater 1984 The Bella Coola Language, and Nater 1988. Nuxalk Lexicon).

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book and a digital book. The digital book is a digitized PDF of the print dictionary.

Access

Both the physical and digital books are accesible through libraries. The digital book is available for purchase for $11.99 CA (as of 2023) from the University of Ottawa Press.

Included Languages and Directionality

Nuxalk to English.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary.

Type of Dictionary

This dictionary is a bilingual, mono-directional wordlist.

How are Entries Organised

Entries are organized alphabetically by Nuxalk according to the alphabet included on page vi. Entries are numbered, and sub-entries are listed alphabetically following the numbered entry.

Some entries include a reference in parentheses to the section numbers of the author’s 1984 Nuxalk grammar, The Bella Coola Language, should users want to access more detailed information.

Entries include both full words and bound morphemes (i.e. affixes and clitics).

Other Features