Johannes Helmbrecht & Christian Lehmann 
Hocak Teaching Materials, Volume 1 
Elements of Grammar/Learner’s Dictionary

This is the most comprehensive bilingual dictionary ever available for the Hochunk (popularly known as the Winnebagos; orthographically rendered as Hocank) language. Living today in two reservation communities in Wisconsin and Nebraska, the Hochunks are wrestling with the widespread challenge of preserving and teaching their original language to new generations. Language revitalization, as at so many other indigenous communities, is intricately connected to cultural sovereignty in the twenty-first century. The compilers have worked very closely with the Hochunk Language Center in Wisconsin to compile and edit this dictionary, a work that is eagerly anticipated and needed by the community.



Also included with this volume is an outline of the basic elements of Hochunk grammar, information that is likewise essential for the future of the original language.

Table of Content

Preface



1. Introduction



2. Elements of Hocąk grammar



2.1 Phonology and orthography

2.2 Conjugation

2.2.1 Basic concepts

2.2.2 Intransitive inactive verbs (v.inact.)

2.2.3 First conjugation

2.2.3.1 Intransitive active verbs (v.act.)

2.2.3.2 Transitive verbs (v.tr.)

2.2.4 Second conjugation

2.2.4.1 Regular verbs of conjugation class 2

2.2.4.1.1 Conjugation class 2a

2.2.4.1.2 Conjugation class 2b

2.2.4.1.3 Conjugation class 2c

2.2.4.1.4 Conjugation class 2d

2.2.4.2 Irregular verbs of conjugation class 2

2.2.4.2.1 Conjugation pattern 2e

2.2.4.2.2 Conjugation pattern 2f

2.2.4.2.3 Conjugation pattern 2g

2.2.4.2.4 Conjugation pattern 2h

2.2.5 Other irregular verbs

2.3 Synopsis of grammatical morphemes

2.4 Morphonological changes in Hocąk word forms and word formation



3. Learner’s dictionary



3.1 Using the learner’s dictionary

3.1.1 Introductory remarks

3.1.2 How to find Hocąk words in the dictionary

3.1.3 Hocąk lexemes

3.1.4 English lexemes

3.1.5 Abbreviations

3.2 Hocąk–English dictionary

3.3 English–Hocąk dictionary

3.4 Thesaurus

3.4.1 Introduction

3.4.2 Semantic classification of Hocąk words

3.5 Frequency Dictionary of Hocąk words