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Bautista, Andreliz; And Others – 1991
This dictionary of Fulani (Fulfulde) is designed for Peace Corps volunteers serving in Niger, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. A brief introduction to pronouns and verb endings precedes the dictionary text. The dictionary is presented in two sections. The first lists English words alphabetically and their translations in…
Descriptors: African Languages, English, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages)
Mintz, Malcolm W. – 1971
The Bikol language of the Philippines, spoken in the southernmost peninsula of Luzon Island and extending into the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate, is presented in this bilingual dictionary. An introduction explains the Bikol alphabet, orthographic representation (including policies adopted in writing Spanish and English loan words),…
Descriptors: Bikol, Dialects, Dictionaries, English
Suwanarat, Manfa; Reilly, Charles – 1986
A dictionary of Thai sign language outlines and illustrates the vocabulary and structure of the sign language used by the deaf community throughout Thailand. It reflects the Thai lexical structure, with the signs arranged into six basic sign groups (movement verbs, oppositions, negation, verb tenses, dimensions, and a category containing days,…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
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Story, Gillian L., Comp.; Naish, Constance M., Comp. – 1973
This verb dictionary is divided into two main sections. The English-Tlingit section is organized by means of English headings or key words, followed by English meanings which convey the main sense of the Tlingit verb expression in question. A representation of the given Tlingit verb expression is provided, along with one or more examples of it in…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Bilingual Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Dictionaries
Schulz, Alfred – 1983
A basic vocabulary of words in English, French, and Mandinka was designed for Peace Corps volunteers in Senegal. An introductory section gives a brief overview of Mandinka pronunciation. The English word list is organized alphabetically with the French and Mandinka equivalents supplied in parallel columns. An appendix provides lists of…
Descriptors: African Languages, Developing Nations, English, Foreign Countries
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Waters, Bruce, Comp. – 1983
A dictionary of Djinang, a member of the Nhangu group of Australian Aboriginal languages, consists of three parts. The first is an alphabetically-organized listing of Djinang words and contains one or more of these fields of information for each: a Djinang word or phrase, dialect information, part of speech, English meaning, Roget's Thesaurus…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Classification, Creoles, Definitions
Hershberger, Henry D., Comp.; Hershberger, Ruth, Comp. – 1986
The Kuku-Yalanji language is spoken by 500-600 Australian Aboriginal people on the coast of southeastern Cape York and inland to Chillagoe. The dictionary is of the northern dialects of Kuku-Nyungkul, the Rossville/Shipton's Flats dialect, Kuku-Yalanji, the China Camp/Daintree dialect, and Kuku-Jalunji, the Bloomfield dialect. It has three…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Adjectives, Classification, Creoles
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Alli, William E. – 1975
This wordbook was prepared to help carry out the policy of the Agency for International Development to encourage Americans stationed abroad to learn the official language at their duty post. The book is intended to be a supplemental text for both private individual study and formal classroom instruction. The bulk of the publication is made up of…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Diacritical Marking, Dictionaries, English