A Vocabulary of the Unami Jargon
| Author | : Thomas Campanius Holm |
| Publisher | : Arx Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 75 |
| Release | : 2005-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781889758633 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1889758639 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (639 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Vocabulary of the Unami Jargon by : Thomas Campanius Holm
Download or read book A Vocabulary of the Unami Jargon written by Thomas Campanius Holm and published by Arx Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Campanius' Vocabularium Barbaro-Virgineorum, this volume features a vocabulary of the Unami traders' jargon of Lenape-Delaware used along the lower Delaware River, with over 500 entries plus dialogues and speeches recorded in the 1640s. It follows theedition translated by Peter S. Duponceau in 1834. Also included in this volume is William Penn's word-list of the Pennsylvania Indians, which lists 17 words in the jargon.
