Nez Perce Dictionary

Download or read book Nez Perce Dictionary written by Haruo Aoki and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 1321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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.