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General Treat's Vocabulary of Narragansett
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Language Names
Narragansett, Eastern Abenaki, Malecite-Passamaquoddy, and Mohegan-Pequot.
Alternate Language Names
Narragansett: We are not aware of any alternative language names.
Eastern Abenaki: Abnaki, Alənαpαtəwéwαkan, Penobscot, Wôbanakiak.
Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey.
Mohegan-Pequot: Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk, Secatogue, Shinnecock-Poosepatuck.
Region
Rhode Island, Maine, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, United States; New Brunswick, Canada.
Who
William Cowan.
Others Involved
There is no information included in this resource about others involved.
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1984 in the Papers of the Thirteenth Algonquian Conference. It is a re-publication of a word list compiled sometime between 1820 and 1836.
How People are Cited
General Treat, who wrote the original word list, is cited on the title page.
How Information is Cited
General Treat's word list is cited in the introductory paragraphs. No other sources of information are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from a word list compiled by General Joseph Treat during his interaction with various Algonquian peoples, including Narragansett-speaking people from whom he recorded some words. These speakers are not named or cited, nor is it known when they encountered General Treat.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a scanned PDF and as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is available open access online as a scanned PDF and through libraries as a physical book.
Included Languages and Directionality
The directionality of this dictionary changes frequently. All lists begin with English followed by two to three columns of different Algic languages. Algic languages included are Narragansett, Penobscot (Eastern Abenaki), “Schoodak Passam” (Passamaquoddy), and Montack-Wood (Mohegan-Pequot).
Dialects Included
This dictionary does not specify the dialects of any of the included languages.
Type of Dictionary
This is a multilingual, mono-directional word list.
How are Entries Organised
Entries in this dictionary are organised very loosely according to topic. Numbers are grouped together, and kinship terms are listed together. However, no other organisation is used, as it is a very short word list. Entries are organized into two to three columns. The first column lists the English headword, and the following columns contain the translation from various Algic languages, one language per column. None of the English terms are translated into all included Algic languages. However, all included English terms are translated into Narragansett.
Other Features
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| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
View the dictionary open access as a PDF: https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/ALGQP/article/view/803/693
Reference General Treat's Vocabulary of Narragansett on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1330559889