Western Abenaki Dictionary: Volume 1 and 2

Alternate Language Names

Abnaki.

Region

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

Who

Gordon M. Day.

Others Involved

Ambroise Obomsawin, Theophile Panadis, and Edward Hannis (Language consultants); Beatrice Watso Allard, Joseph Obomsawin, Jessie Benedict, Marian Obomsawin, John Capino, Jr. Oliver Obomsawin, Laurie Tahamont Capino, Siegefroid Robert Obomsawin, Mathilde Benedict DeGonzague, William Simon Obomsawin, Maurice Paul Denis, Agnes Panadis, Anna Capino Godon, Lazar Panadis, Edward Hannis, Theophile Panadis, Irene LaGrave Hannis, Louis Portneuf, Louis Hannis, Elvine Obomsawin Royce, Carrie Paquette Hoff, Agnes Sadoques, George Hoff, Edward Sadoques, Angelique Sadoques Laurent, Margaret Sadoques, Georgiana Wawanolet Laurent, Henry Watso, Stephen Laurent, John Watso, Maude Benedict, Nagazoa Louis Watso, Majorie Hoff Normand, Alice Masta Wawanolet, Alanis Obomsawin, Juliette Laurent Wawanolet, Ambroise Obomsawin, Philip Wawanolet (Speakers); Floyd Lounsbury, Frank T. Siebert, Karl V. Teeter, Ives Goddard, Michael K. Foster, A. Donald DeBlois, and William Cowan (Linguists); Sheila Keene, Jeanne Brink (Student editors); the Spaulding-Potter Trusts of Manchester, the National Science Foundation, Dartmough College, Canadian Museum of Civilization (Support).

Publishing Information

This dictionary was published in 1994 by Canadian Museum of Civilization.

How People are Cited

Speakers, language consultants, and other contributors are listed in the Acknowledgements.

How Information is Cited

Speakers are listed in the Acknowledgements. No other sources of information are cited.

Where is Information Coming from

Entries and grammatical information in this dictionary come from speakers who worked with Day.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book, printed in two volumes.

Access

This dictionary is available through libraries and for purchase from the University of Ottawa Press for $15.99 CAD.

Included Languages and Directionality

Western Abenaki to English; English to Western Abenaki.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary. Variations in pronunciation are described, but they are not named or classified as dialects by the author.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional word list.

How are Entries Organised

This dictionary is organised into three sections and two volumes. Volume I contains a list of roots and the Western Abenaki to English entries. Volume II contains the list of roots and the English to Western Abenaki entries. The List of Selected Roots is a list of root words, organised alphabetically by Western Abenaki. Each entry contains the root and its English gloss. No other information is included in these entries. The Western Abenaki to English section is organised alphabetically by Western Abenaki headword. Each entry contains the part of speech, any inflected forms, and the English gloss. No other information is given in entries. The English to Western Abenaki glossary is organised alphabetically by English headword. Each entry contains the related Western Abenaki words, listed first by the English gloss, then by the part of speech, and finally by the Western Abenaki word itself. No other information is included in entries.

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