Elliot's Vocabulary of Cayuga

Elliot's Vocabulary of Cayuga
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Publisher : Evolution Publishing & Manufacturing
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015053767979
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Synopsis Elliot's Vocabulary of Cayuga by : Adam Elliot

A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot

A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot
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Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 89
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ISBN-10 : 9781889758640
ISBN-13 : 1889758647
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot by : John Dyneley Prince

Mohegan-Pequot was an Eastern Algonquian language originally spoken in southeastern Connecticut along the Thames River. It became extinct in the early 20th century. This vocabulary contains 446 words collected in 1903 by J. Dyneley Prince and Frank Speck from Fidelia Fielding, a resident of Mohegan, Connecticut and the last native speaker of the dialect; with 12 additional words from the Brothertown reservation in Wisconsin. It features etymological and comparative linguistic commentary for each term by Prince and Speck.

A Vocabulary of Roanoke

A Vocabulary of Roanoke
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Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 63
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ISBN-10 : 9781889758817
ISBN-13 : 1889758817
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

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A Vocabulary of the Nanticoke Dialect

A Vocabulary of the Nanticoke Dialect
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Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 46
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ISBN-10 : 9781889758619
ISBN-13 : 1889758612
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis A Vocabulary of the Nanticoke Dialect by : William Vans Murray

This volume contains a list of some 300 words collected by Murray in 1796 along the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It further contains introductory remarks and annotation by linguist Daniel G. Brinton, who provides words for comparison in a number of other Algonquin languages including Lenape and Chipeway. This edition features an indexed listing of Brinton's Algonquin comparisons in the appendix.

Denny's Vocabulary of Shawnee

Denny's Vocabulary of Shawnee
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Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 59
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ISBN-10 : 9781889758657
ISBN-13 : 1889758655
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Denny's Vocabulary of Shawnee by : Ebenezer Denny

This vocabulary is a substantial collection of 404 Shawnee words and phrases collected by Major Ebenezer Denny in January of 1786. It was compiled from Shawnees assembled for treaty at Fort Finney, located along the Great Miami River in the southwestern corner of Ohio, mostly from a woman called "the Grenadier Squaw".

A Vocabulary of the Unami Jargon

A Vocabulary of the Unami Jargon
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Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 75
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ISBN-10 : 9781889758633
ISBN-13 : 1889758639
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis A Vocabulary of the Unami Jargon by : Thomas Campanius Holm

From Campanius' Vocabularium Barbaro-Virgineorum, this volume features a vocabulary of the Unami traders' jargon of Lenape-Delaware used along the lower Delaware River, with over 500 entries plus dialogues and speeches recorded in the 1640s. It follows theedition translated by Peter S. Duponceau in 1834. Also included in this volume is William Penn's word-list of the Pennsylvania Indians, which lists 17 words in the jargon.

Elliot's Vocabulary of Mohawk

Elliot's Vocabulary of Mohawk
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Publisher : Evolution Publishing & Manufacturing
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015053767953
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Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Elliot's Vocabulary of Mohawk by : Adam Elliot

A Dictionary of Powhatan

A Dictionary of Powhatan
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Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 115
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ISBN-10 : 9781889758626
ISBN-13 : 1889758620
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis A Dictionary of Powhatan by :

This volume represents the largest vocabulary ever collected of Powhatan -- approximately 1,000 entries compiled by William Strachey around 1612. This edition is based on Major's 1849 printing of the British Museum manuscript, with variant forms and extra words cited from the Bodleian manuscript. Two supplementary word-lists of Virginia Algonquian are also included: nine words from an anonymous relation of 1607 attributed to Gabriel Archer, and 29 words from Robert Beverley's 1705 History and Present State of Virginia. This edition also features an introduction by Powhatan scholar Frederic Gleach.

Cummings' Vocabulary of Delaware

Cummings' Vocabulary of Delaware
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Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 85
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ISBN-10 : 9781889758824
ISBN-13 : 1889758825
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Cummings' Vocabulary of Delaware by : Richard W. Cummings

A Vocabulary of Etchemin

A Vocabulary of Etchemin
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Publisher : Evolution Publishing & Manufacturing
Total Pages : 56
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105119464423
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Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis A Vocabulary of Etchemin by : James Rosier

Contains extracts from Rosier's 1605 "A true relation," and the Etchemin numbers from 1-10 recorded by Marc Lescarbot in his "History of New France" (1618).