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In this dictionary of the Dena’ina Athabascan language, vocabulary lists are arranged by topic, providing a panoramic view of the central cultural and ecological concepts of the Dena’ina people of southcentral Alaska. The three-column format gives the English term, the Dena’ina word in all known dialects, and the literal translation. A detailed introduction with maps delineates the Dena’ina language area with the four dialects. In all, the dictionary includes 6,830 entries and 12,100 dialect forms of Dena’ina words. For example, Chapter 1 lists terms for animals with subsections for marine mammals, land mammals, domestic animals, and others. Although the book emphasizes nouns, sample verb forms have been included for some topics. Nearly 200 photos, maps, and drawings illustrate many dictionary entries.