A Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary: Peskotomuhkati Wolastoqewi Latuwewakon (Print Version)
Language Name
Malecite-Passamaquoddy.
Alternate Language Names
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy.
Region
New Brunswick, Canada. Maine, United States.
Who
David A. Francis, Robert M. Leavitt
Others Involved
This dictionary is an expansion of work by Philip S. LeSourd, and Wayne A. Newell from the 1970s, and of Kolusuwakonol [Words] by David A. Francis and Robert M. Leavitt. The present collection has been created and edited by David A. Francis, Robert M. Leavitt along with community research coordinator Margaret Apt.
There is a long list of acknowledgements which name speakers and other contributors on pages v-ix including, Passamaquoddy Contributors at Pleasant Point, Passamaquoddy Contributors at Indian Township, Maliseet Contributors, Editorial Committee (Passamaquoddy), Maliseet and Passamaquoddy Contributors to Kolusuwakonol, Contributors to Tales from Maliseet Country (recorded in 1963), Other Acknowledgements, Technical Support, Material Support for the Dictionary Project.
Publishing Information
The University of Maine Press, Orono, Maine. Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 2008.
First Edition.
How People are Cited
In the Acknowledgements section (pages v-ix).
How Information is Cited
Where is Information Coming from
Speakers, and previous publications.
Tools and Framework used
Text.
Access
Print, Open Access PDF Introduction.
Included Languages and Directionality
Dialects Included
Type of Dictionary
How are Entries Organised
Alphabetically. See pg. 24, Section 6. Looking up words in the dictionary, for more explanation on locating words in the dictionary.
Other Features
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| Dialects marked |
Other Notes
An online version of the Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary can be found here
External Links
A PDF file including all the introductory content, but not the dictionary: https://pmportal.org/sites/default/files/reference-documents/01.Introduction.30.RMLDec19.pdf
The online version of this dictionary can be found at https://pmportal.org/. Our UBC Wiki page on the online dictionary can be found at Documentation:RelLex/Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, and our RelLex Knowledgebase post can be found at (link).