Native American languages
Prior to becoming a "melting pot" of many languages, the continents of North and South America were already home to a variety of Native American tribes, each with its own language. What's more, subsets of tribes often had their own dialects, sometimes making communication between two people nearly impossible, even f they lived near each other. This book discusses the major Native American languages used by tribes in various regions and how some of their words have been incorporated into the Eng…
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- Full title :Native American languages / Bethanne Kelly Patrick.
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Prior to becoming a "melting pot" of many languages, the continents of North and South America were already home to a variety of Native American tribes, each with its own language. What's more, subsets of tribes often had their own dialects, sometimes making communication between two people nearly impossible, even f they lived near each other. This book discusses the major Native American languages used by tribes in various regions and how some of their words have been incorporated into the English language today.
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- Publication Date:2013
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Mason Crest
- Place of Publication:Philadelphia
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
The Physical Object
- Description:64 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781422229729, 1422229726
- oclc:ocn829645921
- LC Classification:PM206
- Dewey Decimal:497
Table of Contents
Chief Seattle and the Lushootseed language -- A land of many tongues -- Building new worlds and new words -- A new land with an old language -- Native Aemrican languages today.
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