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National Anthropological Archives
MS 350-c Comox vocabulary
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS350C
- Creators:
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Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Materials inComox(Central Salish, Comox-Sliammon) andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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850 Itemsca. slips ca. 850 slips
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
In hand of Franz Boas. Alphabetically arranged by English. Native term followed by a number, usually of 3 digits.
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Citation
Manuscript 350-c, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 350-c
Local Note
Local Note
Non-Chinookan. Perhaps a Salishan language. Note that equivalents are given for "Chinook canoe" and "Kwakiutl canoe"; should be compared first with languages geographically between these two.--Comment by Dell Hymes, November 16, 1960. Probably Comox. (Could compare with Boas' Satlolk Comox).--Laurence L. Thompson, April, 1964.
Local Note
Confirmed as Comox on basis of terms for "antlers," "arm," "approaches," and "to bark," by John Davis, Department of Linguistics, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, here 2-8-71. He believes that this may be the raw material for Boas' vocabulary of Catloltq in his report to the British Assn. for the Advancement of Science, 1890, 6th Report of the Northwest Tribes, pages 141-163. (This reference telephoned in afterwards, has not been checked.--MCB)
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Salish language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| K'omoks (Comox) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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