2009 · Toppenish, WA
by Beaver, Virginia, and Sharon Hargus
Toppenish, WA: Heritage University, 2009. Large 8vo, pp. lxviii, 492; text illustrations throughout; stiff pictorial paper covers; fine, with cd in back pocket. Ownership signature of James Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian. Sahaptin, or Ichishkíin Sínwit (literally, "this language"), is a Plateau Penutian language spoken in south-central Washington and northern Oregon. This dictionary documents the dialect of Sahaptin that is spoken by the Yakama people. Ichishkíin Sínwit Yakama / Yakima Sahaptin Dictionary is the first modern published dictionary of any Sahaptin dialect.
(Inventory #: 60336)
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