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Sakiey, Elizabeth; And Others – 1977
A frequency count of the syllables in an edited list of the 5,000 most common English words generated an unweighted list of the most common 322 syllables in the words and a list of 290 syllables weighted by the frequency of occurrence of words of which the syllables were constituents. The unweighted list contained 222 nonword syllables and 100…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Language Research, Reading Instruction, Syllables

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