English-Micmac Dictionary: Dictionary of the Language of the Micmac Indians Who Reside in Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape B [Hardcover]

Silas Tertius Rand (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1895959160 | ISBN-13: 978-1895959161 | Publication Date: October 15, 2007

Book Dimensions: 23.5x18.5 cm.
The Compiler of this dictionary work has been for more than forty years laboring as a Missionary among the Micmac Indians. As many as forty thousand of their words have been collected and arranged in alphabetical order; (incl. the whole of the New Testment , and portions of the Old Testment ), have been translated and published in Micmac, with other smaller books.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Laurier Books Ltd (October 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895959160
• ISBN-13: 978-1895959161
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,293,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great resource!, April 8, 2000

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chris clark (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: English-Micmac Dictionary: Dictionary of the Language of the Micmac Indians Who Reside in Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape B (Hardcover)

While trying to learn the Mi'kmaq language from a distance, I found this book a tremendous help. Of course the best way to learn a language is to practice with someone who speaks it. But after my initial exposure I wanted to learn more and to keep fresh what I had already learned. This book helped me do just that. At my next occasion to use the language, I was surprised how much I had retained through the use of this book. There are only several thousand Mikmaq words still known and they all appear to be here. The pronunciation guide is essential, as I'm sure it would be with any dictionary. If I had to say something bad about this book, it would be that it has not been promoted well, and took me a while to find out about it. (I wish I had found it sooner.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars S.T.Rand's Dictionary, May 7, 2001

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Daniel E McIsaac (Greenwood, Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: English-Micmac Dictionary: Dictionary of the Language of the Micmac Indians Who Reside in Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape B (Hardcover)

A good reference for going from English to Mi'kmaq, but unfortunately Rand never got around to publishing the Mi'kmaq-to-English version. As a new student of the Mi'kmaq language, this would have been very useful! However, this is probably about the best in the world for researching the Mi'kmaq language.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, July 12, 2004

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Joe Wilmot (Listuguj, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: English-Micmac Dictionary: Dictionary of the Language of the Micmac Indians Who Reside in Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape B (Hardcover)

I have been using this Dictionary, for a few years in my work as dictionarist, mikmaqonline.org and without Rand's dictionary our work would be much more difficult. Hats off to Silas T. Rand for his forsight and to the people responsible for it's continued publication, Wela'lioq