practical writing system and short dictionary of Kwakw'ala (Kwakiutl)
| Author | : David McC. Grubb |
| Publisher | : University of Ottawa Press |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 1977-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781772821970 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1772821977 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (977 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis practical writing system and short dictionary of Kwakw'ala (Kwakiutl) by : David McC. Grubb
Download or read book practical writing system and short dictionary of Kwakw'ala (Kwakiutl) written by David McC. Grubb and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author outlines a practical orthography for Kwakw’ala, the language spoken by the Kwagulh (Kwakiutl), of coastal British Columbia. In the first section he describes its use with a progression from the most familiar phonemes and symbols to the least while the second offers a functional exemplification in the form of cross-indexed Kwakw’ala-English (approximately 4,000 entries) and English-Kwakw’ala (about 12,000 entries) dictionaries.