Nilh iza sptakwlhkalh = These are our legends

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  • Contributor:

    Eijk, Jan van

    Summary:

    Like all First Nations languages, Lillooet (Lil'wat) is a repository for an abundantly rich oral literature. In These Are Our Legends, the fifth volume of the First Nations Language Readers series, the reader will discover seven traditional sptakwlh (variously translated into English as "legends," "myths," or "bed-time stories"). The texts are presented in a technical transcription that can be used by linguists, and also in a practical orthography that can be used by Lillooet speakers themselves. An English translation is also given. Basic information on the Lillooet language, its grammar, and a glossary are included in the volume.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials
    Original Publisher: Regina, Saskatchewan , University of Regina Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780889773974

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DC Contributor

Eijk, Jan van

Abstract

Like all First Nations languages, Lillooet (Lil'wat) is a repository for an abundantly rich oral literature. In These Are Our Legends, the fifth volume of the First Nations Language Readers series, the reader will discover seven traditional sptakwlh (variously translated into English as "legends," "myths," or "bed-time stories"). The texts are presented in a technical transcription that can be used by linguists, and also in a practical orthography that can be used by Lillooet speakers themselves. An English translation is also given. Basic information on the Lillooet language, its grammar, and a glossary are included in the volume.

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Canadian nonfiction
Indigenous materials
Publisher (Source)

Regina, Saskatchewan

University of Regina Press

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