{"product_id":"ichishkin-sinwit-yakama-yakima-virginia-r-beavert-9780295989150","title":"Ichishk?n Sinwit Yakama \/ Yakima Sahaptin Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eSahaptin, or Ichishk?n S?wit (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. \u003ci\u003eIchishk?n S?wit Yakama \/ Yakima Sahaptin Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e is the first modern published dictionary of any Sahaptin dialect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dictionary is divided into three sections: a Sahaptin-English section; an English-Sahaptin section; and a section listing roots used in the formation of Sahaptin words. The Sahaptin-English section contains approximately 3,500 headwords, over 4,500 example sentences, more than 100 images, and over 9,200 sound files available online.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopious cross-references alert readers to related words elsewhere in the Sahaptin-English section. The English-Sahaptin and roots sections serve as indices to the Sahaptin-English section. In the English-Sahaptin section, users can look up the Sahaptin equivalents of English words. In the root section, users can see words from different parts of the dictionary that share the same component of meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dictionary also contains essays by noted Plateau linguist Bruce Rigsby (professor emeritus, University of Queensland) on the histories and current usage of the terms \"Sahaptin\" and \"Yakima \/ Yakama.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia R. Beavert, Sharon L. Hargus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295989157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295989150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010","brand":"Virginia R. Beavert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913570320639,"sku":"9780295989150","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4eb6681a-e527-4480-ba05-7f826f9561fa.jpg?v=1680621113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ichishkin-sinwit-yakama-yakima-virginia-r-beavert-9780295989150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}