Sample Dictionary Entry

Organization of entries appears as follows: First the root is listed followed by each entry for the root numbered and presented first in the Salish orthography, then the Nicodemus orthography, and finally the English gloss.

Salish Nicodemus English
√bc[1]
1.[2] buc[3] buts[4] † [5] boots[6]. (n.[7]);
2.[8] ec+búc+buc-šn etsbutsbutsshn //[9] boots[10] (to be wearing...[11]). (lit. He is wearing boots[12]), n.);


[1] root entry: √bc

[2] indicates first entry under the above root: 1

[3] form in Salishan orthography: buc

[4] form in Nicodemus orthography (transliterated Coeur d'Alene): buts

[5] symbol that this form (and those that follow unless otherwise indicated) is intransitive : †

[6] English gloss: boots

[7] part of speech "noun": n

[8] indicates second entry under the above root: 2

[9] symbol that this form (and those that follow unless otherwise indicated) is complex: //

[10] English gloss of root: boots

[11] English gloss of word form: (to be wearing...)

[12] literal translation (extra note):. He is wearing boots