Alaska Native Language Archive

Resource Details

Identifier:

TS854K1854

Title

Vocabulary of Chymshien Language, by Dr. John Kennedy, Chief Trader, H. B. Company, obtained in 1854 and communicated in 1860 to George Gibbs by Capt. W. A. Howard.

Description:

(1), ms., ca. 180 words on Smithsonian 180-2ord form, with notes on groups, populations, names of chiefs. (2), 180 words on 180-word form, with 2 pp. additional words from unknown source, with grammatical notes. (3) Published respelled, including additional material in (2).

Contributors

Kennedy, John (author)

Year

1854

Type

Text

Subject Language(s)

Tsimshian

LingType

grammatical
lexicon

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