Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)

• William G. Firth, A Dictionary of the Gwich'in Language. Government of the Northwest Territories, 1991. 200 pp. $20 (CDN). - A comprehensive practical dictionary of the Athabaskan language that is also known as Kutchin and Loucheux, and based on the dialect spoken in Ft. McPherson. Using the alphabet developed by John Ritter, the dictionary covers nouns, verbs, particles and postpositions, and includes extensive verb paradigms The verb entries are given in the most basic form and in three tenses. Firth, a fluent speaker of Gwich'in, is an interpreter/translator with the NWT language Bureau.-Order from: Territorial Printer, Govt. of the NWT, Box 1320, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada X1A 2L9 (tel: 403-873-7632; fax: 403-873-0107). Canadian orders add 7% GST. [April 1992]

See also: Yukon Languages.