A Vocabulary of Powhatan


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This vocabulary contains 109 entries in the Powhatan language of Virginia as collected on the 1606 voyage of Capt. John Smith. Alsoincludes word\-lists from two otherwise unattested Virginia languages: 17 words of King William County Pamunkey collected in 1858, and six words of Nansemond collected from the last living speaker in 1907. This edition also features an introduction by Powhatan scholar Frederic Gleach.



Author: John Smith
Publisher: Evolution Publishing & Manufacturing
Published: 04/19/2021
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.14lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.12d
ISBN13: 9781935228226
ISBN10: 1935228226
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Indigenous Languages of the Americas
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Historical & Comparative

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