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A new voyage and description of the isthmus of America, giving an account of the ... Indian inhabitants, their ... language, &c.
London: James Knapton, 1699
Physical Description: [8], 224, [16] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., map ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Call number: D699/ W128n
Accession number: 01943
Notes: "Of the Indian Inhabitants; their manners, customs, &c.", p. 131-188, contains a discussion of the Cuna Indians of Panama and their language as it compares to Irish and Scots Gaelic. Includes cardinal numbers in the Cuna language on p. 181-182 compared with cardinal numbers in the Gaelic language on p. 185-186, and a brief selection of vocabulary and phrases in the Cuna language on p. 187-188.
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Languages: Cuna language
Genre: Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
