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Nilh izá sptákwlhkalh = These are our legends / narrated by Lillooet elders ; transcribed and translated by Jan van Eijk ; illustrated by Marie Abraham.

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University of Regina Press, c2015.

Lillooet language -- Readers.

Lillooet language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

Lillooet Indians -- Folklore.

First Nations -- British Columbia -- Folklore.

First Nations language readers.

9780889773967 (trade pbk.)

0889773963 (trade pbk.)

Alternate title:

These are our legends.

xxvi, 89 p. ; 22 cm.

Title also appears in Lillooet syllabics.

Text in Lillooet with English translation.

"Like all First Nations languages, Lillooet (Lil'wat) is a repository for an abundantly rich oral literature. In These Are Our Legends, the fifth volume of the First Nations Language Readers series, the reader will discover seven traditional sptakwlh (variously translated into English as "legends," "myths," or "bed-time stories"). The texts are presented in a technical transcription that can be used by linguists, and also in a practical orthography that can be used by Lillooet speakers themselves. An English translation is also given. Basic information on the Lillooet language, its grammar, and a glossary are included in the volume."--Publisher.

Eijk, Jan van, 1950-

Abraham, Marie.

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