Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary Online
Language Name
Tanacross.
Alternate Language Names
Tanana, Dandey in, Diney su, Tananatana.
Region
Alaska, United States.
Who
Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton (Compilers of the original publication); Rick Thoman (Compiler and digitizer of the original publication).
Others Involved
Alaska Native Language Center (Publisher).
Publishing Information
This is an online version of the 2009 Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary. This website is based on the preliminary version of the published dictionary. This is a digital dictionary that doesn’t display any information on launch or update dates, but the copyright on the website is 2006.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the home page of the dictionary.
How Information is Cited
The source of information for this dictionary is cited in the page titled Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary PRELIMINARY VERSION.
Where is Information Coming from
As this is an online version of the Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary, all the information found in this dictionary comes from the print version. After recognizing that students needed a more accessible version of the dictionary, Rick Thoman a linguistics student at the University of Alaska, developed a website of Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary = Dihthaad Xt’een Iin Aandeg’ dinahtlaa’ to showcase the wordlist and adding Tanacross translations as well as recordings.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is a multimedia website which includes audio. It is hosted on the Alaska Native Knowledge Network website by the Alaska Native Language Center.
Rick Thoman used Shoebox to digitize this online dictionary.
Access
This dictionary is open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Tanacross.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries can be searched, and are organised alphabetically, but can be sorted by category or date added as well.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | The vast majority of entries have an audio recording of the Tanacross translation |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not all, but some entries include example phrases |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This online version of the Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary was made digital by Rick Thoman. After surveying existing Alaska Athabascan “Junior” dictionaries, he compiled a preliminary English wordlist and entered it into a Showebox database. Over the years, Thoman compiled recordings of the Tanacross translations and researched dictionary formats. All this work culminated in his 2004 University of Alaska Fairbanks M.A. thesis.
The authors state that this dictionary is still a work-in-progess, and therefore welcome any feedback or suggestions regarding the dictionary.
External Links
Online version of the Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary: http://ankn.uaf.edu/ANL/file.php/3/dictionary.html
Find a description of the dictionary in Tanacross Learners’ Dictionary PRELIMINARY VERSION: http://ankn.uaf.edu/ANL/course/view.php?id=3