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Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty’s ships fury and Hecla... Published by authority of the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty.
London: John Murray, publisher to the Admiralty, and Board of Longitude, 1824
Physical Description:
Call number: D824/ P265j/ 1-SIZE
Accession number: 02296
Notes: Following chapter XV is “Some further Account of the Esquimaux of Melville Peninsula and the adjoining Islands: more particularly Winter Island and Igloolik” (p. 492-558), containing remarks on pronunciation, noun formation, verb conjugations, prepositions, gestural communication, numerals 1-10, temporal and calendrical terms, and colors (p. 551-558). A “Vocabulary of Eskimo words and sentences” (p. [550]-569) lists over 500 terms in English alphabetical order with Esquimo/Inuit equivalents. Numerous other terms for artefacts and customs appear passim throughout the section, which also contains a sample of Eskimo song with lyrics and musical notation (p. 542).
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Languages: Inuit-Inupiaq
Genre: Grammar / Vocabulary
Region: Arctic
