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Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. – 1997
A subset of a Seri-English bilingual dictionary (in preparation) is presented that includes terms referring to people, kinship terms, and verbs closely related to them. This version includes an English-to-Seri dictionary with 61 basic terms and variants, and a Seri dictionary with both Spanish and English glosses. It uses a practical orthography…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English, Kinship Terminology, Language Patterns

Otanes, Fe T., Ed.; Wrigglesworth, Hazel – Studies in Philippine Linguistics, 1992
The dictionary of Binukid, a language spoken in the Bukidnon province of the Philippines, is intended as a tool for students of Binukid and for native Binukid-speakers interested in learning English. A single dialect was chosen for this work. The dictionary is introduced by notes on Binukid grammar, including basic information about phonology and…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Indonesian Languages
1996
The dictionary of contemporary Maori, a revised edition, includes over 2,000 previously unpublished terms and provides Maori derivation of each entry, based on recent research into the language. An introductory section is in both Maori and English. Entries are in two sections: English-Maori and Maori-English. In addition, an appendix lists the…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English, Language Patterns, Language Research
Escalante, Roberto H.; Fernandez, Zarina Estrada – 1993
This volume, entirely in Spanish and Pima, presents extensive descriptive information about the language spoken by the Pima of Mexico. An introductory chapter reviews the history of research on the language. The second and third chapters explain its phonology and morphology. In the fourth chapter, a number of oral histories and ethnographic texts…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Patterns
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
Fortescue, Michael, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This dictionary covers 10 Eskimo dialects (Alutiiq, Central Alaskan Yupik, Naukan, Central Siberian Yupik, Sirenik, Seward Peninsula Inuit, North Alaskan Inuit, Western Canadian Inuit, Eastern Canadian Inuit, Greenlandic Inuit). An introductory section details the classification of languages and dialects and their phonologies, and discusses the…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dictionaries, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Geographic Distribution

Kubler, Cornelius C. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1988
Presents checklists of the more common grammatical patterns in spoken Mandarin for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. Most of the patterns include an example with an English gloss. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Idioms, Language Patterns, Mandarin Chinese, Phrase Structure
Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi – 1994
The dictionary of Lushootseed, the Puget Salish Indian language spoken in the area of Seattle, Washington, begins with an introduction to the language's name, dialects, geographic distribution, research methodology and native informants, texts used as sources, and pronunciation and transcription. It also gives an overview of the way entries are…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Dialects, Dictionaries, Geographic Distribution
MacLean, Edna Ahgeak – 1981
This dictionary is designed for students of the Inupiaq language, a form of Inuit spoken in Alaska. The dictionary has three main sections. The first contains Inupiaq noun and verb stems with English translations, the second contains Inupiaq postbases with English translations, and the third has English words with Inupiaq translations. There are…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Grammar
Sueppha, Sutthiya; Maneewong, Napasri – 1986
The dictionary for Central and E-Saan varieties of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to northeastern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design. Most of the words included are functional vocabulary, and the usage is illustrated in sample sentences written in…
Descriptors: Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Kaewkhao, Uthai; Kiatboonyarit, Tawan – 1986
The dictionary for Central to Southern varieties of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to southern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design and some notes on tone patterns and spelling variation in the Central and Southern varieties. Most of the words…
Descriptors: Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Jacobson, Steven A., Ed. – 1984
This dictionary covers the Central Yup'ik Eskimo language spoken in southwestern Alaska. An introductory section provides notes on Yup'ik phonology and orthography, outlines the volume's format, discusses several special issues in translation and phonology, and describes a number of dialects. The main section of the dictionary lists base words,…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Geographic Distribution, Grammar

Christian Children's Fund Inc., Richmond, VA. – 1978
The two volumes present information on the structure, grammar, and alphabet of the language of the Otoe and Iowa Indian tribes. They are intended to support the teaching and maintenance of that language and culture. The first book introduces the reader to simple sentences in three segments: letters of the alphabet, with a simple illustrative…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Daily Living Skills, Dictionaries
Thomas, Elaine; Williamson, Kay – 1967
A word list is provided for the three Delta Edo languages, Epie, Engenni, and Degema, which are spoken in the eastern part of the Niger Delta. A general map of the location of the Delta Edo languages is provided, and background information on the recent discovery of the derivation of these languages is given by way of introduction. The…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Dictionaries
Peter, Katherine – 1993
This dictionary is designed to provide students with the Gwich'in equivalents of common conversational English words and phrases, and is intended for use in bilingual classrooms. Gwich'in is an Athabaskan language spoken in several villages in Alaska. An introductory section provides background information on Gwich' in orthography and phonology,…
Descriptors: Athapascan Languages, Bilingual Education, Decoding (Reading), English
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