Native Writings in Massachusett (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 185)

Type

Book

Authors

Goddard ( Ives Goddard )

Kathleen J. Bragdon

ISBN 10

087169185X

ISBN 13

9780871691859

Tags

Subjects, American Indian Languages

Description

2 Volume Set: An ed. of all known manuscript writings in the Massachusetts language by native speakers. Because of the significance of these materials for many fields & areas of interest, basic linguistic, historical, & ethnographic analyses are included. Massachusetts is an extinct Eastern Algonquian language spoken aboriginally & in the Colonial period in what is now southeastern Massachusetts. The Indians speaking this language are those referred to as the Massachusetts, the Wampanoags (or Pokanokets), & the Nausets, who inhabited the region encompassing the immediate Boston area & the area east of Narragansett Bay, incl. Cape Cod, the Elizabeth Isl., Martha's Vineyard, & Nantucket. Illus. with original documents. In 2 vol. - from Amzon

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