N’dakinna: An Illustrated Abenaki Dictionary for Schools

Alternate Language Names

Abnaki.

Region

Quebec, Canada; Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, United States.

Who

Endangered Alphabets Project, Abenaki Circle of Courage.

Others Involved

Kelsi Brett (Illustrator); Alec Juleint (Editor and Designer); Brenda Perretta-Gagne (Content director); Jessee Bowman Bruchac (Language Consultant); Tim Brookes (Project Manager); the youth of the Abenaki Circle of Courage (Contributors).

Publishing Information

This dictionary was published in 2020 by the St Francis Sokoki Band of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi.

How People are Cited

Speakers and contributors are cited in the frontmatter.

How Information is Cited

Speakers are cited in the frontmatter.

Where is Information Coming from

Entries in this dictionary come from speakers and language consultants, with words selected by the youth of the Abenaki Circle of Courage.

Tools and Framework used

This is an illustrated print book with text.

Access

This dictionary is available through libraries. Copies can be requested from the Abenaki Arts and Education Center.

Included Languages and Directionality

English to Western Abenaki.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, monodirectional, illustrated pedagogical dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

Entries in this dictionary are given as part of illustrations. Every two pages is a full illustrated spread that covers a different theme. Western Abenaki words point out different parts of the illustration, and their English counterpart is written below in smaller font. A pronunciation guide is given at the end of the dictionary as an appendix. This section is organised alphabetically by Abenaki headword, and each entry contains a phonetic spelling and the English gloss. There is also an Abenaki word search activity included at the back of the book.

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