The Arawak Language of Guiana
The Arawak Language of Guiana

Author: Claudius Henricus De Goeje

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Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781080775293

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This description of the Arawak language, once spoken widely across the Caribbean area but now restricted to some of the native peoples of Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname, was first published in 1928. C. H. de Goeje was a Dutch submariner whose work had taken him to the then Dutch colony of Suriname; on his resignation from the Dutch navy he continued to investigate its peoples and their languages, and was the recipient of a special Chair in languages and cultural anthropology at the University of Leiden. The book provides long vocabulary lists and a systematic exploration of grammar and phonetics; it also discusses the origin of the language and its differentiation from the other Carib languages of the region. An appendix gives anthropological data, including transcriptions and translations of Arawak myths.

The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations
The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations

Author: Daniel G. Brinton

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-29

Total Pages: 49

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Daniel G. Brinton was a 19th-century American archaeologist and ethnologist interested in the mythology and folklore of various native groups in North America, as well as early American stories. This work presents a great example of his oeuvre and gives practical help in learning the Arawakan language.