North & Central American indigenous languages
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North & Central American indigenous languages
Paperback. Yup'ik elders of southwest Alaska recall, "Our ancestors were never heavy with a tool kit." They carried in their minds what they needed to live rich lives in the harsh environment of the Bering Sea coast. This volume gives readers a sense of the complexity and variety of Yup'ik tools and technology. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Meade, Marie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2JN; CF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1044.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987804
- ISBN
- 9780295987804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.79
€ 47.79
Paperback. Sahaptin, or Ichishkiin Sinwit is a Plateau Penutian language spoken in south-central Washington and northern Oregon. This dictionary documents the dialect of Sahaptin that is spoken by the Yakama people. It contains three sections: a Sahaptin-English section; an English-Sahaptin section; and, a section listing roots used in the Sahaptin words. Num Pages: 576 pages, 100 illus., 70 in color. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2JN; CBDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989150
- ISBN
- 9780295989150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.10
€ 84.10
Paperback. Series: Borealis Book S. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2JNG; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873512831
- ISBN
- 9780873512831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. This two-volume Cree dictionary documents the Cree language. It provides both a guide to its spoken form for non-speakers and a guide to its written forms (both SRO and Syllabics) for speakers and non-speakers alike. Num Pages: 622 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; CF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771277
- ISBN
- 9780889771277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.96€ 53.21
€ 57.96
€ 53.21
Paperback. This classic reference work is based upon both Northern Cree (the "TH" dialect) and Plains Cree (the "Y") dialect. Editor(s): Cardinal, George. Num Pages: 604 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 577
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642844
- ISBN
- 9780888642844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.11€ 46.28
€ 59.11
€ 46.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 2A; 2JNB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895291
- ISBN
- 9788772895291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.99€ 61.60
€ 79.99
€ 61.60
Paperback. This descriptive reference grammar of Nishnaabemwin (Odawa and Eastern Ojibwe) includes extensive descriptive treatment of phonology, orthography, inflectional morphology, derivational morphology, and major structural and functional syntactic categories. Num Pages: 992 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1870.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083890
- ISBN
- 9780802083890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.28€ 59.06
€ 60.28
€ 59.06
Paperback. Provides fresh new translations of Native oral literatures of the American Southwest, a region of vital and varied cultures and languages. The collection features songs, stories, chants, and orations from the four major language groups: Yuman, Nadine (Apachean), Uto-Aztecan, and Kiowa-Tanoan. Editor(s): Kozak, David L. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 696 pages, 6 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 954.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803215757
- ISBN
- 9780803215757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.90
€ 77.90
Hardback. A detailed study of West Greenlandic Eskimo, examining the effect that the role of a speaker has on syntactic structures. Series: Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 2JNB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216457
- ISBN
- 9780803216457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.56
€ 87.56
hardcover. Formerly an independent tribe living along the North Fork of the Loup River in central Nebraska, the Skiris united with the South Band Pawnee groups in the late eighteenth century. This volume comprises approximately 4,500 entries that represent the basic vocabulary of the Skiri language. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2JN; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803219267
- ISBN
- 9780803219267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.88
€ 101.88
Paperback. James Hammond Trumbull was a prolific New England antiquarian and linguist. Though Trumbull never saw his work published, the Bureau of American Ethnology finally produced the "Natick Dictionary" in 1903. This title outlines Trumbull's life and writings and also reviews the major sources Trumbull used in his research. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2JNC; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803222816
- ISBN
- 9780803222816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.88
€ 31.99
€ 27.88
Paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this text uses a semiotic approach to investigate the historic and contemporary role of the Sequoyan syllabury - the written system for representing the sounds of the Cherokee language. It also explores the role of this language in the context of tourism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2JNG; CFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807853764
- ISBN
- 9780807853764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.54
€ 49.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; HRKT; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826310439
- ISBN
- 9780826310439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.39
€ 31.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 452 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2JND; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1010.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826319029
- ISBN
- 9780826319029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.65
€ 79.65
Hardcover. In his latest study of the Navajo language, Professor Robert W. Young tackles the obstacle that Navajo appears to be a verb-centered language in which all the verbs are ""irregular"". Num Pages: 329 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2JND; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826321725
- ISBN
- 9780826321725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.06
€ 98.06
Hardcover. In Navajo, verbs are the building blocks of meaning. This dictionary provides conjugations for almost sixty percent of various Navajo verbs with English translations. It is arranged in alphabetical order by the verb roots in Navajo and sample sentences of each verb are included as separate listings. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826321732
- ISBN
- 9780826321732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.00
€ 97.00
Dictionary of Jicarilla Apache: Abáachi Mizaa Ilkee' Siijai (Apache L...
Wilhelmina Phone, Maureen Olson, Matilda Mart...
Hardcover. Developed within the auspices of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Cultural Preservation Program with support from the Jicarilla Apache Nation Tribal Council, this dictionary provides documentation of Jicarilla Apache, an Eastern Apachean language, and is intended to provide the basis for classroom and home teaching of the language. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JN; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- Blg Ind
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826340788
- ISBN
- 9780826340788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.35
€ 156.35
Paperback. Of the nearly 300,000 people who identified themselves as Navajo in the 2000 US Census, 178,014 identified themselves as speakers of Navajo. Poetry written and performed in both Navajo and English, continues to emerge as an important voice for Navajos. This study investigates the devices found in Navajo written and oral poetic traditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2JND; DSC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348012
- ISBN
- 9780826348012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.56
€ 46.56
Paperback. Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars Club" Illustrator(s): Meredith, America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2JNG; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629988
- ISBN
- 9781469629988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Hardback. This text provides a detailed analysis of two major aspects - glottalization and nasalization - of the phonology and phonetics of Coatzospan Mixtec, as well as an overview of the segmental phonology of the language. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFA; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360346
- ISBN
- 9780792360346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.92
€ 191.92