Eastern Aleut grammar
Culture:
Unangax̂ includes: Aleut, Unangas, Unangan, Алеу́ты, Унаӈан, Унаӈас
Date: 1990-1995
Contributor: Bergsland, Knut, 1914- | Lestenkof, Michael D. | Taff, Alice
Subject: Alaska--History | Linguistics
Type: Sound recording
Genre: Grammars | Stories | Vocabularies
Extent: 9 sound tape reels (13 hr., 55 min.) : DIGITIZED
Description: Interviews with Fr. Michael D. Lestenkof and Stepanida Lestenkof regarding the Pribilof subdialect of Unangan (Eastern Aleut). Includes texts, grammatical elicitations, and readings (with explanations) from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduuĝingin" [Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon] (National Bilingual Materials Development Center: Anchorage, 1978) and Knut Bergsland & Moses Dirks' "Aleut Tales and Narratives" (Alaska Native Language Center: Fairbanks, 1990.) Recordings made in Seattle, Washington on cassette recorder, then dubbed to 7-inch sound tape reels. (NOTE: This material has been digitized and can be accessed online for free by users not physically at the APS Library through a login and password. Please see our Audio Access Page for information on how to request these materials.)
Collection: Eastern Aleut grammar Mss.Rec.199