Nakón-i'a wo!

Beginning Nakoda
  • Author Name: Vincent Collette (ed.) with contributions by Armand McArthur and Wilma Kennedy
  • Award Year: 2021
  • Publisher: University of Regina Press
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • ISBN: 9780889776623
  • Tags: Nominee 2021

About the Book

Written for beginning learners of Nakoda (also known as Assiniboine), this book, arranged thematically, provides a Nakoda/English lexicon, a vocabulary, a table of kinship terms, a glossary of linguistic terminology, and exercises to do after each lesson. "Beginning Nakoda" was made possible with the assistance of Elders and Language Keepers of the Nakoda Nation: Armand McArthur and Wilma Kennedy, Main Consultants; with additional contributions by Pete Bigstone, Leona Kroscamp, Freda O'Watch, and Ken Armstrong.

About the Author

Vincent Collette teaches linguistics and Nakoda at First Nations University of Canada in Regina.

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