Grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians (Classic Reprint)
Grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians (Classic Reprint)

Author: David Zeisberger

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-19

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780282434670

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Excerpt from Grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians The next performance that appeared on a comprehensive scale on the subject of languages was, the mithridates, the glory of our science. I have spoken of it at large in my Report to the Historical Committee, made in the year 1819, on the progress then made in the investigation com mitted to me respecting the character and grammatical forms of the languages of the American Indians-ii. Excellent as the Mithridates was at the time when it was published, such is the progress which the philological science has made since that period. That it would require to be almost entirely Written anew. But va'i'er is no more, and who will ven ture to assume his vacant place'l'? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians
Grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians

Author: David Zeisberger

Publisher: Sagwan Press

Published: 2018-02-07

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781376999952

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians
Grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians

Author: David Zeisberger

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781230860619

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ...form of this verb which may be called Adverbial. Pluperfect. Singular. I Plural. Matta achpiwakpanne, if I had not been there Matta achpiwenkpanne, if we had not been there Matta achsiwonpanne, if thou hadst not been j Matta achpiwekpanne, if ye had not been there there Matta achpichtikpanne, if they had not been Matta achpikpanne, if he had not been there ' there. Future. Singular. Matta achpiwaktsch, when or if I shall not be there Matta achpiwonnetsch, when or if thou shalt not be there Matta achpiquetsch, when or if he shall not be there Plural. Mattatsch achpiwenque, when or if we shall not be there Mattatsch achpiweke, when or if ye shall not be there Mattatsch achpichtique, when or if they shall not be there. Note by the Translator.--It will be observed that tsch, the sign of the future, is here affixed in the singular to the adverb, and in the plural the verb is inflected by it. It will be found, in the preceding page, combined in both numbers with the adverb ta, which signifies, where. 1 have been informed by Mr Heckewelder, that either form may be adopted, whether in the singular or plural, and that the ear is the best guide in such cases. So the negative may be expressed by atta or matta, as the ear directs. JVote by the Translator.--The verbs ending in si and in are conjugated according to this rule, and have generally, though not always, w prefixed and u or o suffixed to the third person of the singular. Examples: achpin, to be there--w'dappin or achpo he is there; palsin to be sick--palsu, he is sick; mikemossin, to work--mikemossu, he works, &.c. &c. Pluperfect. Singular. Plural. Elsiyakpanne, if I had been or done so Elsiyenkpanne, if we had been or done so Elsiyanpanne, if thou hadst been or done so Elsiyekpanne, ..

Delaware Indian Language of 1824
Delaware Indian Language of 1824

Author: Charles Christopher Trowbridge

Publisher: Evolution Publishing & Manufacturing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781935228066

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In 1823, a man named Charles C. Trowbridge went to Indiana Territory on an assignment from Governor Lewis Cass of the Michigan Territory. His mission was to obtain the answers to a list of questions pertaining to the Lenape or Delaware language. After only two and a half months, Trowbridge collected over 280 pages of handwritten information, making the first full-fledged treatment of Southern Unami, the dialect spoken by the two groups still existing in Oklahoma today. This is the dialect of Lenape that was spoken in the southern half of New Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware. After almost two centuries, Delaware Indian language scholar James A. Rementer has now edited and published Trowbridge's extremely thorough study in full. With well over a hundred pages devoted to verb forms alone, and extended word-by-word analyses of texts such as the Lord's Prayer and common phrases, Trowbridge's work serves not only as a detailed grammar but also as an invaluable cultural record from a time when the Lenape community was on its journey from the Mid-Atlantic toward the west. Rementer's extensive introductory material puts in context the historical forces that went into producing this text, with a biography of Captain Pipe, one of Trowbridge's main Indian informants. Contributions by Lenape scholar Bruce Pearson and Timothy Crumrin round out the picture with biographies of Trowbridge himself and William Conner.

Origin of the Earth and Moon
Origin of the Earth and Moon

Author: Shirley Silver

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780816521395

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This comprehensive survey of indigenous languages of the New World introduces students and general readers to the mosaic of American Indian languages and cultures and offers an approach to grasping their subtleties. Authors Silver and Miller demonstrate the complexity and diversity of these languages while dispelling popular misconceptions. Their text reveals the linguistic richness of languages found throughout the Americas, emphasizing those located in the western United States and Mexico while drawing on a wide range of other examples from Canada to the Andes. It introduces readers to such varied aspects of communicating as directionals and counting systems, storytelling, expressive speech, Mexican Kickapoo whistle speech, and Plains sign language. The authors have included the basics of grammar and historical linguistics while emphasizing such issues as speech genres and other sociolinguistic issues and the relation between language and worldview. American Indian Languages: Cultural and Social Contexts is a comprehensive resource that will serve as a text in undergraduate and lower-level graduate courses on Native American languages and provide a useful reference for students of American Indian literature or general linguistics. It also introduces general readers interested in Native Americans to the amazing diversity and richness of indigenous American languages.