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Highlights
- The Chickasaws are one of the Five Tribes removed by the U.S. government to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) more than 150 years ago from their homelands in the southeastern United States.
- Author(s): Pamela Munro
- 618 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
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About the Book
This first scholarly dictionary of the Chickasaw language contains a Chickasaw-English section with approximately 12,000 main entries, secondary entries, and cross-references; an English-Chickasaw index; and an extensive introductory section describing the structure of Chickasaw words. The dictionary uses a new spelling system that represents tonal accent and the glottal stop, neither of which is shown in any previous dictionary on either Chickasaw or the closely related Muskogean language, Choctaw. In addition, vowel and consonant length, vowel nasalization, and other important distinctions are given.Book Synopsis
The Chickasaws are one of the Five Tribes removed by the U.S. government to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) more than 150 years ago from their homelands in the southeastern United States. Most speakers of the Chickasaw language now live in the Chickasaw Nation in south-central Oklahoma. Although there are fewer than one hundred fluent speakers today, the tribe has a language program designed to revitalize and perpetuate the language. This first scholarly dictionary of the Chickasaw language contains a Chickasaw-English section with approximately 12,000 main entries, secondary entries, and cross-references; an English-Chickasaw index; and an extensive introductory section describing the structure of Chickasaw words. The dictionary uses a new spelling system that represents tonal accent and the glottal stop, neither of which is shown in any previous dictionary of either Chickasaw or the closely related Muskogean language, Choctaw. In addition, vowel and consonant length, vowel nasalization, and other important distinctions are given. Grammatical information is also provided. The dictionary is the product of a seventeen-year collaboration between Pamela Munro and Catherine Willmond. They have consulted over forty other Chickasaw speakers in Oklahoma to collect variant forms of words, which are also listed in the dictionary.Review Quotes
"A landmark achievement in Chickasaw language revitalization."--Great Plains Research
Dimensions (Overall): 9.05 Inches (H) x 5.95 Inches (W) x 1.27 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.84 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 618
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Theme: Native American Studies
Format: Paperback
Author: Pamela Munro
Language: Multiple Languages
Street Date: November 15, 1994
TCIN: 88970561
UPC: 9780806126876
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-2057
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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