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Kaskaskia Illinois-to-French Dictionary

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Language Name

Miami-Illinois.

Alternate Language Names

Myaamia.

Region

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Michigan, and Oklahoma, United States.

Who

Carl Masthay (Editor).

Others Involved

We are unable to access information about others who may have been involved in creation of this dictionary.

Publishing Information

This dictionary was published in 2002. The original manuscript was compiled sometime in the mid to late 1600s.

How People are Cited

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how people are cited.

How Information is Cited

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how information is cited.

Where is Information Coming from

This dictionary is an edited reprint of a manuscript that was created around 1630-1640. It is estimated to have been transcribed by either Gabriel Marest or René Tartarin during a French missionary expedition.

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book.

Access

This dictionary is available through libraries.

Included Languages and Directionality

Miami-Illinois to French; French to Miami-Illinois.

Dialects Included

Based on information in a review by Willem F. H Adelaar, this is a dictionary of Illinois.

Type of Dictionary

Based on information in a review by Willem F. H Adelaar, this is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are organised.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand Unknown
Audio
Images
Example phrases Unknown
Speakers marked
Dialects marked There seems to be only one dialect included

External Links

Reference the Kaskaskia Illinois-to-French Dictionary on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/51073989

Read a review of this dictionary by Willem F. H Adelaar (2004) in International Journal of Lexicography, vol. 17, no. 3 (requires institutional access): https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/17.3.325