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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2505-c "Alyut"-English vocabulary, collected at Unalaska Island, Alaska, 1878-1879; plus "Nulato Tinne" (Ingalik) vocabulary, collected at St. Michaels, Alaska, 1876-77
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2505C
- Creators:
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Turner, Lucien M. (Lucien McShan)
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Algonqian
- Physical Description:
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1 Volume
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Pages numbered in sequence from 3496-3706. Pages 3496-3673: Aleut-English vocabulary, sentences and grammatical constructions, in partial alphabetical order. Approximately 1900 words. Pages 3674-3706: Ingalik-English vocabulary, in alphabetical order, approximately 350 words.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
This volume is listed in Pilling, B.A.E. Bulletin 1, 1887, page 94, as part of a manuscript folio that he calls "Contributions to the natural history of North America." Report on observations made in Ungava and Labrador in 1882-1884 by Lucien M. Turner. "B.A.E. Manuscripts 2505-a and 2505-b also form part of this report, and three is an additional volume with pages numbered 1842-2127 (listed in Pilling as "Ethnology of the Innuit,") which had not been located in 6/63. Manuscript 2505-c has not been titled by Turner, but the cover is marked in his handwriting with Roman Numerals XXV & XXVI. These numberals do not seem to be related to the pagination and possibly refer to the state before binding.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2505-c, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2505-c
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ingalik | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Vocabulary | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Unangax̂ (Aleut) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Deg Hit'an (Deg Xit'an) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arctic peoples | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Subarctic | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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