Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary

James M. Kari

Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1990 - Foreign Language Study - 702 pages

This dictionary of Ahtna, a dialect of the Athabaskan language family, is the first to integrate all morphemes into a single alphabetically arranged section of main entries, with verbs arranged according to a theory of Ahtna (and Athabascan) verb theme categories. An introductory section details dictionary format conventions used, presents a brief history of Ahtna language research, and outlines Ahtna phonology and orthography, dialect patterns, organization of Ahtna-to-English main entries, and verb organization and patterns. The main section is of Ahtna-to-English main entries. A listing of unverified words from other sources, an English-to-Ahtna index, and a list of references are also included. Appended materials include listings and notes on loan words, directionals, numerals, theme formation strings, aspectual derivational strings, non-aspectual derivational strings, topics in Ahtna verb phonology, sample verb paradigms, and kinship terms. A map illustrates the geographic distribution of Ahtna dialects. Contains 67 references. (MSE)

Contents

• AHTNATOENGLISH MAIN ENTRIES: 63
• UNVERIFIED WORDS FROM PREVIOUS SOURCES: 469
• A Loanwords: 628
• Numerals: 634
• F Nonaspectual derivational strings: 649
• H Sample verb paradigms: 670
• Kin terms: 699

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary
• Editor: James M. Kari
• Contributor: Alaska Native Language Center
• Publisher: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1990
• Original from: Indiana University
• Digitized: Sep 2, 2010
• ISBN: 1555000339, 9781555000332
• Length: 702 pages
• Subjects: Foreign Language Study / Indigenous Languages of the Americas