This basic course in Jicarilla Apache provides vocabulary and sentence structures used in everyday Apache conversation. Following a pronunciation section, lesson units include dialogs, textual and grammar explanations, and exercises for review and practice. Cultural notes on Apache humor, taboos, and idiomatic usages are interspersed in the 21 lesson units. A special feature is the regular comparison throughout the text of Jicarilla Apache with western Apache and other Apachean languages. This course was authored by linguist Alan Wilson, with Rita V. Martine, native speaker of Jicarilla Apache. 150-page paperback text.