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English-Cayuga/Cayuga-English Dictionary

by (author) Frances Froman, Alfred J. Keye, Lottie Keye & Carrie J. Dyck

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2014
Category
Native American Languages, Multi-Language Dictionaries
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802036186
    Publish Date
    Dec 2002
    List Price
    $192.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442621459
    Publish Date
    May 2014
    List Price
    $192.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442627093
    Publish Date
    Apr 2014
    List Price
    $81.00

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The first comprehensive lexicographic work on Cayuga, an Iroquoian language spoken in southern Ontario at Six Nations of the Grand River, this dictionary, combines the work of Dyck, a professor of linguistics, and Froman, Keye, and Keye, all Cayuga language teachers at Six Nations. It contains over 3000 entries, including 1000 verb forms and many nouns never before printed; extensive cross-referencing, thematic appendices that highlight cultural references and provide 1600 further entries, and a short grammatical sketch complete this accomplished work.

Entries in the main dictionary are organized by bases, which will make the dictionary especially helpful to those learning Cayuga as a second language. The dictionary's accuracy and extensiveness will make it an indispensable reference not only to the Cayuga speaker and student, but also to other Iroquoian speakers, linguists, anthropologists, and historians of Indigenous Peoples.

Produced under the auspices of the Sweetgrass First Nations Language Council Inc.

About the authors

Frances Froman has taught the Cayuga language since 1978.

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Alfred J. Keye is a Faith Keeper and Cayuga language teacher.

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Lottie Keye is a Faith Keeper and Cayuga language teacher.

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Carrie J. Dyck is an associate professor of linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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Editorial Reviews

‘The first extensive dictionary of Cayuga, this benchmark work documents the language in 3,000 entries and in word lists organized thematically in appendixes ... A valuable tool for linguists of Iroquoian languages and anthropologists, as well as those who study the Cayuga language. Summing up: Highly recommended.’

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