Dictionnaire François—Onontagué by John Gilmary Shea
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"Dictionnaire François—Onontagué" by John Gilmary Shea is a specialized linguistic reference written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a French-Onondaga dictionary derived from a 17th-century manuscript, aiming to preserve the language and grammatical constructs of the Onondaga tribe amidst the growing interest in American Ethnology and the languages of aboriginal peoples. The project highlights the importance of language as a key to understanding tribal identities and histories. The opening of
the book sets a critical tone regarding the state of American ethnological research, emphasizing the need for well-documented grammars and dictionaries to replace unreliable vocabularies. Shea discusses the efforts to compile and publish linguistic works based on thorough research, particularly contributions from early missionaries who documented the languages with care. He notes the value of the original manuscript from which this dictionary is derived and introduces the principles underlying the Onondaga language. Additionally, Shea calls upon scholarly and public institutions to support the preservation and dissemination of such works, stressing their importance for future generations and for the advancement of ethnology in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892 |
|---|---|
| Title | Dictionnaire François—Onontagué |
| Credits |
Produced by David Starner, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| Language | North American Indian |
| LoC Class | PM: Language and Literatures: Indigenous American and Artificial Languages |
| Subject | French language -- Dictionaries -- Onondaga |
| Subject | Onondaga language -- Dictionaries -- French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15310 |
| Release Date | Mar 10, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 398 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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