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Introdvction a la langue des Galibis, savvages de la terre ferme de l'Amerique meridionale.
Paris: Sebastien and Gabriel Cramoisy, 1655
Physical Description: 30, [2] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Call number: EA655/ P386r
Accession number: 01585
Notes: General observations on the Galibi language, including parts of speech, verb paradigms, gender, number, and pronunciation (p. 3-15), are followed by a vocabulary of approximately 300 thematically arranged entries covering celestial objects, earthly elements, metals, kinship terms, body parts, fauna, household items, boats, weapons, fruits, illnesses, colors, clothing, greetings, food items, human qualities, spiritual concepts, and idiomatic expressions (p. 15-30).
Issued as part of author's Relation des missions des PP. de la Compagnie de Iesus, Paris, 1655, of which JCB has 2 copies; copy 2 lacks this Indian language pamphlet, which was also sold separately.
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Languages: Carib
Genre: Grammar / Vocabulary
Region: Guianas
