Kobuk Inupiaq Literacy Manual / Larry Kaplan.

The manual is designed to teach writing to native speakers of Kobuk Inupiaq, a regional dialect of Alaskan Inupiaq Eskimo. Spelling is emphasized. An introductory section for teachers details the use of the manual, chapter by chapter, and suggests classroom activities. The first chapter provides an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kaplan, Lawrence D.
Corporate Author:	Alaska Native Language Center
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1984.
Subjects:	Alaska Natives. Eskimo Aleut Languages. Inupiaq. Literacy Education. Native Language Instruction. Phonology. Pronunciation. Regional Dialects. Spelling. Syllables. Uncommonly Taught Languages. Written Language. Alaska Guides, Classroom > Learner. Multilingual/Bilingual Materials.
Genre:	Guides, Classroom Multilingual/Bilingual Materials.
Physical Description:	71 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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Summary:	The manual is designed to teach writing to native speakers of Kobuk Inupiaq, a regional dialect of Alaskan Inupiaq Eskimo. Spelling is emphasized. An introductory section for teachers details the use of the manual, chapter by chapter, and suggests classroom activities. The first chapter provides an introduction to the writing system of Kobuk Inupiaq. Subsequent chapters outline the characteristics of vowels, stop consonants, long vowels and diphthongs, syllables, voiced fricatives, voiceless fricatives, nasals, long consonants, and diphthong orthography. The final chapter presents general spelling rules. Each chapter includes exercises. (MSE)
Note:	Availability: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 900111, Fairbanks, AK 99775-0120. Microform.
Call Number:	ED395496 Microfiche
Audience:	Students. ericd
Reproduction Note:	Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.