Dena'ina Topical Dictionary
This is a dictionary of the Dena'ina Athabascan language of Cook Inlet Basin and the Southern Alaska Range. Vocabulary lists arranged by topic provide a panoramic view of the central cultural and ecological concepts of the Dena'ina. In terms of breadth of subjects, technical specificity, dialect coverage, and illustrations, this is the most refined topical lexicon in existence for an Alaska Native language and for any language in the Athabascan family. More than one hundred Dena'ina speakers...
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This is a dictionary of the Dena'ina Athabascan language of Cook Inlet Basin and the Southern Alaska Range. Vocabulary lists arranged by topic provide a panoramic view of the central cultural and ecological concepts of the Dena'ina. In terms of breadth of subjects, technical specificity, dialect coverage, and illustrations, this is the most refined topical lexicon in existence for an Alaska Native language and for any language in the Athabascan family. More than one hundred Dena'ina speakers contributed words, and many chapters were reviewed by experts in natural history and ethnology. This work positions Dena'ina topical materials at the intersection of ethnology and linguistics.
List of IllustrationsSymbols and AbbreviationsForeword Alan Boraas Boraas, AlanForeword Jonathon S. Ross Ross, Jonathon S.Preface James Kari Kari, JamesIntroduction1 Animals 12 Fish, Shellfish, and Amphibians 173 Birds 274 Insects 415 Plants 476 Pronouns 657 Relatives, Kinship Terms 668 People 729 Body Parts 8610 Dena'ina Place Names 10411 Water, Snow and Ice 12112 Land and Land Forms 13613 Sky, Weather, and Atmosphere 14814 Days, Seasons, Months, and Adverbs of Time 15715 Clothing and Adornment 16516 Skin Tanning and Sewing 18017 Tools 18918 Hunting and Fishing Devices 20219 Houses, Shelters, Racks, and Caches 21920 Transportation 23421 Fire 24822 Household Furnishings, Personal Belongings, and Miscellany 25423 Cooking and Eating Utensils and Containers 26824 Foods 27725 Games, Music, and Stories 29526 Religious Terms and Spirits 30627 Abstract or Non-Material Concepts 31528 Colors 31929 Numbers, Measurements, and Adverbs of Quantity 32230 Areal Nouns, Postpositions, and Adverbs of Location 33131 Riverine Directionals 33632 Question Words and Sample Questions 342English Index 345Personal Names Index 362References 363
