Nez Perce Dictionary
By Haruo Aoki · 2024
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- About this editionISBN: 9780520413283, 0520413288Page count: 1,304Published: June 4, 2024Format: ebookPublisher: University of California PressLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Haruo AokiCreate CitationTable of contentsIn this dictionary of the Nez Perce language, linguist Haruo Aoki illustrates how each word is used by citing examples from published Nez Perce oral literature. In addition, Aoki retranscribes and incorporates words from earlier publications that are recognized by today's Nez Perce speakers. The dictionary includes an English-Nez Perce index, appendixes listing phonosymbolic words and Nez Perce animal and plant names, and illustrations from Nez Perce life. Originally published in 1994, the Nez Perce Dictionary continues to be a reference and resource for new generations of speakers and scholars.Source: PublisherGet bookBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeOther editionsFeb 21, 1994197319701965University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California, BerkeleyHardcoverHardcoverHardcover—1280 pages168 pages168 pages380 pagesMore editionsCommon terms and phrases1sg poss absAlan Marshallámbenefactive suffixcausative prefixcepéCfClearwater RiverCoyoteCreekcúdist absdistributive prefixduplé-ỷ benefactiveeatEPWfirefishGrizzly BearhámahéhíhikúyehináhinéhíwesHunnHWIdahoidentification by AlaninstkakákálakáloKamiahkawókékexkíkínekíyekonákúku'úslélíklocman's namemanámeatmiyácnáNez PerceNez Perce languagenikénpMore terms and phrasesShow lessAbout the workOriginally published: 1965Genres: Dictionary, ThesisPreceded by: The dictionary of Lahu, Cocopa DictionaryFollowed by: Proto-WintunSubject: History / Indigenous / General, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General, Reference / Dictionaries, Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General, Electronic books, Nez Percé language -- Dictionaries -- EnglishSee moreAuthorHaruo AokiJapanese linguistAoki Haruo : Haruo Aoki (1930-2022) was Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature at University of California, Berkeley. He was a linguist and Nez Perce scholar.Search Haruo AokiPublisherUniversity of California PressSearch University of California PressMore from the publisher collectionNuuchahnulth (Nootka) MorphosyntaxBy Toshihide NakayamaThis volume describes aspects of word- and sentence-formation in Nuuchahnulth (formerly known as Nootka), a language spoken on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Aspects ...Proto-WintunBy Alice ShepherdThis volume represents a reconstruction of Proto-Wintun, the parent language of a group of California Indian languages. It includes a grammatical sketch of Proto-Wintun, cognate sets with ...A Reference Grammar of WappoBy Sandra A. Thompson, Joseph Sung-Yul Park, Charles N. LiWappo is an indigenous language, generally regarded as a language isolate, which was once spoken in the Russian River Valley, just north of San Francisco, California. This reference grammar is based ...More books
