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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4121 Comparative vocabularies of Southeastern and Gulf Languages
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4121
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
- Dates:
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1916-1917
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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90 Pages57 Itemscards
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: "Key to Comparative vocabularies," a numerical key to English equivalents of the Indian terms in the vocabularies. Typescript and autograph document. 2 pages. Comparative vocabulary of Natchez, Tunica, Chitimacha, and Attacapa. Autograph document. 22 pages. Comparative vocabulary of Creek, Choctaw, Alabama, and Hitchiti. Autograph document. 23 pages. Comparative vocabulary of Tonkawa, Comecrudo, Coahuilteco, Cotoname, and Karankawa. Autograph document. 22 pages. Comparative vocabulary of Koasati, Creek, Hitchiti, Alabama, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez. Typescript and autograph document. 2 pages. Comparative vocabulary of Timucua and other Southeastern languages. Typescript and Autograph document. 19 pages. Comparison of Natchez vocabulary, phonology and structure with other Muskhogean languages. Typescript Document with A. notations. 57 cards.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
According to Bureau of American Ethnology-AR 38, pages 5-6, Swanton worked on a comparative vocabulary of these languages in 1916-1917.
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Citation
Manuscript 4121, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4121
Local Note
Local Note
typescript and autograph document
Keywords
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