John C. Rath's Books

This book contains a listing of approximately 2,650 roots from the various North Waskashan lanugages, namely Heiltsuk (Bella Bella and Klemtu), Oowekyala (Rivers Inlet), Haisla (Kitimat) and Kwakwala (Alert Bay, Port Hardy, etc.). Each root is illustrated with lexical words from the language where it is represented, cognate words being brought together under a single entry and cross-referenced to each other as they occur at different points in the alphabetical order. The root list is preceded by concise phonologies of each language and an exposition of the techniques used to isolate roots in North Wakashan.

This work, in two volumes, offers an examination of the Haisla language and its two major dialects, including a description of its phonemics and phonetics, an approximate 14,550 word lexical dictionary with English gloss and root identification, and a list of Haisla roots with English gloss and a derivative survey.

One of four North Wakashan languages, Heiltsuk is spoken in the villages of Bella Bella and Klemtu on the British Columbia coast. This two-volume wet offers a grammatical introduction to Heiltsuk which relates the orthography to the phonetics and phonemics, outlines the morphology and syntax, and contains an approximately 9,500 entry dictionary which, in selected instances, indicates grammatical derivatives and/or examples of use as well as English glosses.

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North Wakashan comparative root list

North Wakashan comparative root list

Phonology, dictionary and listing of roots and lexical derivates of the Haisla language of Kitlope and Kitimaat, B.C.: Volume 1

Phonology, dictionary and listing of roots and lexical derivates of the Haisla language of Kitlope and Kitimaat, B.C.: Volume 1

Practical Heiltsuk-English dictionary with a grammatical introduction: Volume 1

Practical Heiltsuk-English dictionary with a grammatical introduction: Volume 1

Practical Heiltsuk-English dictionary with a grammatical introduction: Volume 2

Practical Heiltsuk-English dictionary with a grammatical introduction: Volume 2

Phonology, dictionary and listing of roots and lexical derivates of the Haisla language of Kitlope and Kitimaat, B.C.: Volume 2

Phonology, dictionary and listing of roots and lexical derivates of the Haisla language of Kitlope and Kitimaat, B.C.: Volume 2

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