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The editor of an updated Indigenous language dictionary says he hopes the resource will help spur more language learning.
Updated dictionary includes 1,000 new words, more example sentences
Jordan Gill · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 08, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago
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The original edition of the dictionary was published in 2008 but quickly sold out due to high demand. (Goose Lane Editions)
The editor of an updated Indigenous language dictionary says he hopes the resource will help spur more language learning.
“It’s a real resource for people who want to learn the language,” said Robert Leavitt, the editor of Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Latuwewakon, a Wolastoqey and Peskotomuhkati dictionary.
The original edition of the dictionary was published in 2008 but quickly sold out due to high demand.
“The publishers have been almost taking backorders over the past years since the dictionary sold out,” said Leavitt.
The new edition features 1,000 new words, updated verb conjugation charts andv
Changing face of Wolastoqey
Leavitt started studying the language while working with a bilingual education program in Indian Township,
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