'Arok Wolvengrey' (
IPA: /ˈɛɹək ˈwʊlvn̩ˌgɹe(ɪ)/) is a
linguist noted for his work with
Amerindian languages.
According to the
University of Regina General Calendar, Wolvengrey received his Bachelor's Degree at the
University of Saskatchewan, and his Master's at the
University of Winnipeg.
On
15 October 2001, Wolvengrey published what is regarded as the most extensive
Cree–
English dictionary to date. The two-volume work, titled ''ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ: ᐃᑗᐏᓇ / nēhiýawēwin: itwēwina / Cree: Words'', includes 15 000 Cree-to-English and 35 000 English-to-Cree entries.
As of 2006, Wolvengrey teaches and serves as Coordinator of Linguistics at the
Department of Indian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at the
First Nations University of Canada (FNUC),
University of Regina campus. His regularly offered classes focus on syntax and the languages of the Americas.
Literature
★ Wolvengrey, Arok, ed. ''ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ: ᐃᑗᐏᓇ / nēhiýawēwin: itwēwina/Cree: Words''.
Canadian Plains Research Center,
15 October 2001. ISBN 0-88977-127-8.
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New Cree dictionary launched (University of Regina press release,
15 October 2001)
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