A Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary: Peskotomuhkati Wolastoqewi Latuwewakon (Print Version)

Alternate Language Names

Maliseet-Passamaquoddy.

Region

New Brunswick, Canada. Maine, United States.

Who

David A. Francis (Elder), Robert M. Leavitt (linguist).

Others Involved

Many Elders (Elders); Many speakers (speakers); Margaret Apt (Research coordinator, Speaker); Wayne A. Newell (support, original contributions); Philip S. Le Sourd (linguist); Karl V. Teeter (orthographic assistance); Kenneth Hale (language teacher); Lloyd Leland, Donald G. Soctomah (contributors); Steven Sloan, Bill Howard (technical support); National Science Foundation, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Institute at the University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs (funding).

Publishing Information

This dictionary was published in 2008 by the University of Maine Press and printed by Goose Lane Editions.

How People are Cited

Speakers and Elders who contributed entries and voice recordings are cited by name in the Acknowledgements. Other contributors and assistants are cited in the Acknowledgements. Speakers are cited by initials in entries with the sentences they provided.

How Information is Cited

Speakers are cited in the Acknowledgements. Previous works are cited in the Bibliography.

Where is Information Coming from

This dictionary began as a manuscript compiled by linguist Philip LeSourd containing about 3,000 words. It was later expanded by David A. Francis and Robert M. Leavitt with the assistance and support of LeSourd and many Passamaquoddy speakers. Additional information comes from previous works and documentation.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a print book. A digital version of this dictionary is available as a multimedia website.

Access

This dictionary is available through libraries as a physical book, and open access online as a multimedia website.

Included Languages and Directionality

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet to English; English to Passamaquoddy-Maliseet.

Dialects Included

This dictionary includes entries from both Passamaquoddy and Maliseet.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

Entries in this dictionary are organised alphabetically. In the Peskotomuhkati Wolastoqewi Latowewakon, entries are organised alphabetically by Passamaquoddy-Maliseet headword. Each entry contains the part of speech, the English gloss, inflected forms, and example sentences written first in Passamaquoddy-Maliseet and then in English. Speaker initials are given after sentences. Noun and verb entries are numbered in accordance with their table number in the Eli-Acehtasik Kolusuwakonol section. This section contains noun form and verb conjugation tables, numbered for reader convenience. The final section, Ikolisomanatuwewakon, is organised alphabetically by English headword in bold. Below, all related Passamaquoddy-Maliseet words are listed as sub-entries with their English glosses. No other information is included in these entries.

Other Features

Other Notes

An online version of the Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary can be found on the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Language Portal.