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General Treat's Vocabulary of Narragansett
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Language Name
Narragansett.
Alternate Language Names
Region
Rhode Island.
Who
William Cowan, based on a word list from General Joseph Treat.
Others Involved
Publishing Information
This version was published in 1984. The original word list was written sometime between 1820 and 1836.
How People are Cited
Title Page.
How Information is Cited
Not cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Other resources (General Joseph Treat word list). There is nothing documenting where General Treat got his information from.
Tools and Framework used
Typological Wordlist.
Access
Online (PDF); Print.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Narragansett to Penobscot (Eastern Abenaki). Following pages include "Skoodiac" Passamaquoddy, and Montack (Wood) (Mohegan-Pequot?) as well.
Dialects Included
Narragansett; "Skoodiac" Passamaquoddy; Penobscot (Eastern Abenaki); Montack (Wood) (Mohegan-Pequot?).
Type of Dictionary
Typological Wordlist.
How are Entries Organised
Thematically.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ||
| Speakers marked | ||
| Dialects marked |
Other Notes
More so a set of wordlists; comprise multiple related languages/dialects.
External Links
https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/ALGQP/article/view/803/693