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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2455 Ofo-English dictionary
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2455
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958Pierrette, Rosa
- Dates:
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1908
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1,403 Itemscards
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Also includes English index to Ofo dictionary. 1908. Typescript document with a. notations. 790 cards.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2455, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2455
Local Note
Local Note
According to Bureau of American Ethnology-AR 48, page 5, Swanton in 1908 "obtained the only specimens of [Ofo] language in existence from Rosa Pierrette, "the sole Indian acquainted with the Ofo language."
Local Note
typescript and autograph document
Bibliography
Bibliography
Printed in J.O. Dorsey and J.R. Swanton, "A Dictionary of the Biloxi and Ofo Languages," Bureau of American Ethnology-B 47, 1912, pages 319-340. For the rest of the manuscript of Bureau of American Ethnology-B 47, see Manuscript Number 4800.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ofo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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