Cree language nēhiýawēwin : itwēwina = Cree : words, volume 2 : English-Cree
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Book
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Category
First Nations Language Resources
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Publication Year
2001
Volume
2
Pages
622
Subject
English language -- Dictionaries -- Cree
Series Name
Abstract
"The purpose of this dictionary is to document the Cree language. It provides both a guide to its spoken form for non-speakers and a guide to its written forms (both SRO and Syllabics) for speakers and non-speakers alike. The goal has thus been to collect the vocabulary of Cree as it is spoken by fluent speakers in much of western Canada, whether Elders (kēhtē-ayak) or young people (osk-āyak). The words recorded herein have been gathered from diverse sources, including elicitation, recorded conversations and narrative, and publications of many kinds. The Cree-English section of volume 1 contains in excess of 15,000 Cree entries, with indication of dialect variation. Included are words and expressions found in children's stories, language teaching texts, grammars and reference books of all levels, and in stories from the sacred to the profane; from the legends of wīsahkēcāhk to historical accounts by those who lived the history; form lectures on proper behaviour to humorous accounts of the opposite. Given the extensive word formation rules of the Cree language, many of the Cree entries must be translated by entire sentences in English. As a result, the English-Cree glossary of volume 2 often lists a single Cree word under a number of different English keywords, resulting in well over 35,000 English entries.
In addition to the written sources, this work has benefitted from the knowledge of a number of Cree language professionals and Elders who acted as editors and consultants in its final preparation. In particular, gratitude is extended to the members of the Cree Language Retention Committee's Cree Editing Council, a group of Cree Elders and professionals in the field of education, including curriculum designers and language instructors from kindergarten to University level."--Back cover.
In addition to the written sources, this work has benefitted from the knowledge of a number of Cree language professionals and Elders who acted as editors and consultants in its final preparation. In particular, gratitude is extended to the members of the Cree Language Retention Committee's Cree Editing Council, a group of Cree Elders and professionals in the field of education, including curriculum designers and language instructors from kindergarten to University level."--Back cover.
Description
lxxxiv, 622 pages : 25 cm.
Biblio Notes
Responsibility:
compiled by Arok Wolvengrey ; edited by members of the Cree Editing Team, Freda Ahenakew [and others] ; with Mary Bighead [and others].
compiled by Arok Wolvengrey ; edited by members of the Cree Editing Team, Freda Ahenakew [and others] ; with Mary Bighead [and others].
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2
