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Basalenque, Diego, 1577-1651.

Arte de la lengua tarasca, dispuesto con nuevo estilo, y claridad.

Mexico: Francisco de Rivera Calderon, 1714

Physical Description: [32], 110 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)

Call number: B714/ B554a

Accession number: 06474

Notes: Preliminary matter in Spanish. Grammatical study in Spanish, with Tarascan examples, arranged in five books: “De la cartilla de la lengua” (p. 1-7); “De las ocho partes de la oracion” (p. 8-71); “De los casos de los nombres, y verbos“ (p. 71-76); “De algunas elegancias de esta lengua” (p. 76-82); “De las particulas de esta lengua” (p. 83-110). Book 5, chapter 1 is an index to certain topics treated in the preceding 4 books; chapters 2, 3, and 4, dealing with prepositional and interpositional particles used in the formation of verbal and other compounds, comprise virtual vocabulary lists.

Digital facsimile copy of book available.

Languages: Tarascan

Genre: Grammar / Vocabulary

Region: Spanish America