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Tumsorn, Maneewan; Chansiriyotin, Supaporn – 1986
The dictionary for the Northern-Central variety of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to northern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design and of the use of the Central Thai alphabet (the old Northern alphabet is rarely used). Most of the words included are…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
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Kari, James, Comp. – 1978
This dictionary contains lists of nouns in the Deg Xinag or Ingalik language as spoken in the Yukon River villages of Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross, and the Kuskokwim River village of Stony River. After a presentation of the Ingalik alphabet, the nouns, with English equivalents, are listed according to the following categories: mammals; fish;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Athapascan Languages
Leer, Jeff, Comp. – 1978
This dictionary of Kodiak Alutiiq contains much of the conversational vocabulary of the Kodiak Island dialects. The alphabet is presented with examples in English as a key to pronunciation and with explanations of the sound system. An introduction to the dictionary explains the format and provides examples for each category of word to facilitate…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alphabets, Definitions, Dictionaries
Kari, James, Comp.; And Others – 1978
This dictionary contains lists of nouns in the Holikachuk Athabaskan language as spoken by about twenty people, most of whom live in the village of Grayling, Alaska. The Holikachuk alphabet and sound system are presented. The nouns with English equivalents are listed according to the following categories: animals, fish, insects, birds, plants,…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Athapascan Languages
Hurlbat, B.; And Others – 1993
This dictionary is designed for use by Peace Corps workers in Mongolia, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. An introductory notation gives the alphabetical order of the Cyrillic alphabet, and subsequent sections list words and stems in Mongol, noting the part of speech, and giving simple (one to several words) English…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cyrillic Alphabet, Definitions, Dictionaries
Bringas, Juliet G.; Chan, Teresa Y. – 1979
Designed to aid dietitians, nutritionists, and other health professionals to better serve the nutritional needs of Hispanics, this bilingual booklet describes the different cultural eating habits of Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican Americans, with in-depth description of Mexican Americans. Written in Spanish and English, the booklet includes…
Descriptors: Cubans, Definitions, Dietetics, Eating Habits
Parsons, Tom, Ed.; And Others – 1974
One in a series of materials developed to revive the Hupa language and renew knowledge of Hupa culture, this lexicon includes vocabulary, phrases, and stories in Hupa and English. The major portion of the document is an English-Hupa lexicon of basic vocabulary listed alphabetically by the English words. In addition to the Hupa and English terms,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Basic Vocabulary
Parsons, Tom, Ed.; And Others – 1984
A vocabulary and list of important words in the Yurok language includes the history of a community project directed toward collecting and preserving the vanishing language and culture of Northwestern California Indians. An alphabetical vocabulary list presents English terms with Yurok equivalents in Unifon spelling and definitions in English.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians