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Sloan, Mohammad Ismail – 1981
This first to be published dictionary of Khowar has two parts, an introduction and the Khowar-English dictionary itself. The introduction describes Khowar, the primary language of the Chitral District of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. Khowar is described as an Indo-European language that came to the isolated Chitral valley more than…
Descriptors: Definitions, Diachronic Linguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary
O'Brien, Frank Waabu – 2002
This paper offers translations for about 300 names for spirits, relations, and kinships taken from the extinct American Indian languages of southeastern New England, Narragansett and Massachusett. Each section contains tables of three columns. On the left is the term being defined, as defined in the middle column, with useful comments on the right…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Kinship Terminology, Translation, Uncommonly Taught Languages
PDF pending restorationNewman, Roxana Ma – 1989
This English-to-Hausa dictionary is designed as a practical reference for the English-speaker seeking information about the modern vocabulary and structure of the Hausa language. An introductory section explains the principles and conventions adopted in compiling the dictionary. The vocabulary includes English words that the average user is likely…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Hausa, Monetary Systems
PDF pending restorationTegey, Habibullah; Robson, Barbara – 1991
The glossary contains over 2,000 words introduced in the 28 units of the "Beginning Pashto" and "Intermediate Pashto" instructional series and replaces the original glossary (ED 323 768). Listings are alphabetical by Pashto orthography, and consist of the Pashto word, phonetic transcription, English equivalent, form class, gender (when…
Descriptors: Definitions, Form Classes (Languages), Glossaries, Pashto
Dayley, Jon P. – 1979
This English-to-Creole and Creole-to-English glossary is part of a four-volume set designed to teach Belizean Creole to Peace Corps volunteers. Common Creole words which do not occur in English and words that occur in both languages but with different meanings are included. The glossary is intended to serve as a guide to pronunciation of common…
Descriptors: Creoles, Postsecondary Education, Reference Materials, Second Language Instruction
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1984
An alphabetical working list of about 1,000 languages that have appeared in the linguistic research of the Center for Applied Linguistics in the last 15 years is presented. A standard name for each language is provided, with an indication of alternative names for the language and the geographic location of the native speakers. An explanation for…
Descriptors: Dialects, Geographic Location, Language Classification, Language Research
Vilsaint, Fequiere – 1991
The English-to-Haitian Creole (HC) dictionary defines about 10,000 English words in common usage, and was intended to help improve communication between HC native speakers and the English-speaking community. An introduction, in both English and HC, details the origins and sources for the dictionary. Two additional preliminary sections provide…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Comparative Analysis, English, Haitian Creole
PDF pending restorationYeshiva of Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY. Joel Braverman High School. – 1992
This glossary contains a list of basic terms in math and science in both English and Arabic. Terms for mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics are included. (JP)
Descriptors: Arabic, Biology, Chemistry, English
PDF pending restorationTegey, Habibullah; Robson, Barbara – 1993
This glossary is part of a set of materials that have been developed to teach oral and written Afghan Pashto to English speakers. In addition to the glossary, the set consists of a beginning textbook, an intermediate textbook, a reader, a conversation manual and a set of taped lessons that correlate with the textbooks. The materials are designed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Glossaries, Grammar, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationDerbyshire, William W. – 1993
This reference grammar is intended for adult speakers of English who are at the elementary through the intermediate levels of acquisition of the Slovene language. It begins with a brief description of the Slovene language, its major dialects and its place among the Slavic languages. Information on the alphabet, pronunciation, and spelling rules…
Descriptors: Grammar, Native Speakers, Reference Materials, Second Language Learning
PDF pending restorationDefense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1964
The table of 545 simplified Chinese characters indicates the proper forms for general use according to the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The simplified characters are arranged according to a system that combines stroke counting and stroke order. Alongside the simplified characters are their traditional and more complex forms,…
Descriptors: Ideography, Mandarin Chinese, Postsecondary Education, Romanization
Silook, Roger, Comp.; And Others – 1983
The dictionary is designed for learners of St. Lawrence Island (Alaska) Yupik, an Eskimo dialect. An introductory section gives an overview of the Yupik alphabet and phonology. Alphabetical word listings in St. Lawrence Island Yupik follow, with definitions in both Yupik and English. A sample sentence in Yupik using the entry word is followed by…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alphabets, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Phonology
Jones, Eliza, Comp. – 1992
The dictionary of the Central Koyukon Athabaskan dialect contains the most commonly used words in the language, and is designed for use in bilingual education programs in the elementary grades. A pronunciation guide distinguishes between and compares the three Koyukon dialects, and offers details of the orthography and phonology of all three. The…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Athapascan Languages, Elementary Education, English
Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. – 1997
A subset of a Seri-English bilingual dictionary (in preparation) is presented that includes terms referring to people, kinship terms, and verbs closely related to them. This version includes an English-to-Seri dictionary with 61 basic terms and variants, and a Seri dictionary with both Spanish and English glosses. It uses a practical orthography…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English, Kinship Terminology, Language Patterns
Day, Gordon M. – 1994
This is a dictionary of Western Abenaki as it is spoken in the last half of the 20th century. A member of the Algonquin family of languages, Western Abenaki is so named to distinguish it from Penobscot and the extinct Eastern Abenaki dialects of what is now the state of Maine. The Western Abenakis, whose homes are Odanak, Quebec, and the Missiquoi…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations


