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Title: Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi

Note: Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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Summary: "Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallam and Lummi" by George Gibbs is a linguistic reference written in the mid-19th century. This scholarly work focuses on documenting the vocabulary and linguistic features of the Clallam and Lummi tribes, indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. The book explores both languages, highlighting their differences and similarities, and aims to contribute to the understanding of Native American languages in the broader context of cultural and linguistic studies. The opening of the work introduces the setting and peoples of the Clallam and Lummi tribes, detailing their geographical locations, linguistic affiliations, and several intriguing phonetic features of their languages. Gibbs describes the locales inhabited by these tribes, emphasizing the significant elements of their languages, such as the frequent occurrence of nasal sounds and unique vowel pronunciations. Additionally, he mentions his efforts in collecting vocabulary during his time with the N.W. Boundary Commission, providing an overview of the structure and content of the vocabularies he compiled, setting the stage for the extensive linguistic data that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Gibbs, George, 1815-1873

EBook No.: 22228

Published: Aug 3, 2007

Downloads: 346

Language: English

Subject: Indians of North America -- Languages -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Indigenous American and Artificial Languages

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi

Note: Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by David Starner, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallam and Lummi" by George Gibbs is a linguistic reference written in the mid-19th century. This scholarly work focuses on documenting the vocabulary and linguistic features of the Clallam and Lummi tribes, indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. The book explores both languages, highlighting their differences and similarities, and aims to contribute to the understanding of Native American languages in the broader context of cultural and linguistic studies. The opening of the work introduces the setting and peoples of the Clallam and Lummi tribes, detailing their geographical locations, linguistic affiliations, and several intriguing phonetic features of their languages. Gibbs describes the locales inhabited by these tribes, emphasizing the significant elements of their languages, such as the frequent occurrence of nasal sounds and unique vowel pronunciations. Additionally, he mentions his efforts in collecting vocabulary during his time with the N.W. Boundary Commission, providing an overview of the structure and content of the vocabularies he compiled, setting the stage for the extensive linguistic data that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Gibbs, George, 1815-1873

EBook No.: 22228

Published: Aug 3, 2007

Downloads: 346

Language: English

Subject: Indians of North America -- Languages -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Indigenous American and Artificial Languages

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.