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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
Bennett, Ruth, Ed.; And Others – 1983
A vocabulary list provides commonly-used words in the language of the Karuk Indians of northwestern California. Illustrations, handlettered Karuk terms, and English equivalents comprise entries for each of the 156 terms; space is also provided to practice writing each Karuk word. Topics covered include numbers, parts of the body, animals and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
Bennett, Ruth, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Various worksheets to teach basic Hupa language--simple phrases and the vocabulary for animal names and family relationships--are presented in this guide. The introduction notes that materials have been used successfully with students in grades 4 through 8 and that the Hupa language is being taught within the context of traditional Hupa culture.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
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
Bommelyn, Loren; And Others – 1972
A cultural and linguistic textbook on the Tolowa Indians of Northwestern California and Oregon provides a history of the tribe, a Tolowa Unifon chart and pronunciation guide, map of tribal lands with place names in Tolowa and English, stories, prayers, songs, genealogy, commonly-used words grouped topically, explanation in English of cultural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History