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ISO 639-3: akz

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Alibamu

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEBear and Fire. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.001
  2. ONLINERabbit story #1. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.002
  3. ONLINEBig Lizard. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.003
  4. ONLINEBuilding a cabin. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.004
  5. ONLINERabbit story #2. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.005
  6. ONLINEElicitation of miscellaneous words and phrases. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.006
  7. ONLINEConversation about an unknown topic. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.007
  8. ONLINEUntitled stories. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.008
  9. ONLINEConversation with translation. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.009
  10. ONLINERabbit story #1 with translation. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cora (consultant); Sylestine, Cooper (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.010
  11. ONLINEElicitation of miscellaneous words and phrases. Includes household items, clothing, verbs, and animals.. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.011
  12. ONLINEElicitation of numbers. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.012
  13. ONLINEElicitation of miscellaneous words and phrases. List mainly arranged alphabetically.. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.013
  14. ONLINEElicitation of miscellaneous phrases. Includes questions, answers to questions, and modified noun phrases.. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.014
  15. ONLINEElicitation of miscellaneous sentences. Includes some verb paradigms.. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.015
  16. ONLINEUntitled text. Rand, Earl (researcher); Sylestine, Cora (consultant). [1961-06]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 132.016
  17. Alabama-English. Swanton, John Reed (researcher); Sylestine, Harden (consultant); Gatschet, Albert S. (researcher); Postoak, Taylor (consultant); Coachman, Chas. (consultant). [Undated (original before 1882)]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Swanton.001

Lexical resources

  1. [Miscellaneous vocabularies]. Berton, Francis (researcher); Gibbs, George (researcher); Crook, Don (researcher); Gatschet, Albert S. (researcher); Swanton, John Reed (researcher). [undated]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Berton.m001
  2. English-Koasati with some Alabama. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Pitkin, Harvey (transcriber). [[undated]]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Haas.004
  3. Alabama-English. Swanton, John Reed (researcher); Sylestine, Harden (consultant); Gatschet, Albert S. (researcher); Postoak, Taylor (consultant); Coachman, Chas. (consultant). [Undated (original before 1882)]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Swanton.001
  4. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Alabama. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:akz
  5. Dictionary of the Alabama language. Sylestine, Cora, 1914-1991. 1993. Austin : University of Texas Press. oai:gial.edu:2271

Language descriptions

  1. English-Koasati with some Alabama. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Pitkin, Harvey (transcriber). [[undated]]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Haas.004
  2. Alabama-English. Swanton, John Reed (researcher); Sylestine, Harden (consultant); Gatschet, Albert S. (researcher); Postoak, Taylor (consultant); Coachman, Chas. (consultant). [Undated (original before 1882)]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Swanton.001
  3. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Alabama. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:alab1237
  4. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Alabama. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:alab1237
  5. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Alabama. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:abm
  6. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Alabama. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src286

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEThe structural phonology of Alabaman, a Muskogean language. Rand, Earl. 1968. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:683
  2. ONLINEThe Language of the Alabama Indians. Lupardus, Karen. 1982. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:2982
  3. ONLINEDictionary of the Alabama Language. Sylestine, Cora; Hardy, Heather K.; Montler, Timothy. 1993. University of Texas Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:3745
  4. ONLINEAlabama-English Dictionary. Sylestine, Cora; Hardy, Heather K.; Montler, Timothy. 1000. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:5687
  5. Mobilian Jargon : linguistic, sociocultural, and historical aspects of an American Indian lingua franca. Drechsel, Emanuel J. 1979. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:16390
  6. ONLINEAlabama: a language of United States. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:akz
  7. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Alabama. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_akz
  8. Koasati switch reference in discourse. Rising, David P. 1990. SIL International. oai:sil.org:9992
  9. [Miscellaneous Creek notes]. Haas, Mary R. (researcher). [[undated]]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Haas.040

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINEAlabama materials, James Crawford Recordings of Native American languages. Bullock, Matthew; Crawford, James M. (James Mack), 1925-1989; Poncho, Maggie. 1973. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10858
  2. ONLINETunica materials, Mary R. Haas Papers. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996; Youchigant, Sesostrie; Sesostrie, Sam Young; Picoter, Alice; Chiki, Cora. ca.1933-1960s. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10706
  3. ONLINENatchez materials, Mary R. Haas Papers. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996; Sam, Watt; Raven, Nancy; Leaf, Peggy. ca.1934-1960s. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10676
  4. ONLINEAlabama materials, Mary R. Haas Papers. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996; Thomas, Joe; Thompson, Chief Charlie; Celestine, Eddie; Sylestine, Harry; Battiste, E. S.; Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958. 1934-1982. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10627
  5. ONLINEProto-Muskogean and Proto-Gulf materials, Mary Haas Papers. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996. 1930s-1996. Mary R. Haas Papers. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10640
  6. ONLINEChoctaw materials, Mary R. Haas Papers. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996; Bascom, Charlie; Tubbi, Sarah. 1937-1981. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10641
  7. ONLINEChitimacha materials, Mary R. Haas Papers. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996; Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967. 1936, undated. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10642
  8. ONLINEAlabama materials, James M. Crawford Papers. Crawford, James M. (James Mack), 1925-1989; McCall, Mary. circa 1970-1971. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10465
  9. ONLINEKoasati materials, ACLS collection. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996; Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967. 1934. ACLS Collection (American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society). oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9451

Other known names and dialect names: Alibamu

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