An 1860 English-Hopi Vocabulary Written in the Deseret Alphabet /

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Reproduces the dictionary compiled by two Mormon missionaries to the Hopi and written in a non-Roman phonemic alphabet that Brigham Young was promoting. Also includes a discussion of the provenance and background of the book, the Hopi language, and the Mormon mission; identifies Hopi words in modern...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beesley, Kenneth R., 1954- (Author), Elzinga, Dirk (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Central American Indian
Published: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mormon Church > Missions.
Hopi language.
Hopi Indians > Missions.
English language.
Deseret alphabet.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Native American Languages.
Église mormone > Missions.
Hopi (Indiens) > Missions.
Hopi (Langue)
English language > Dictionaries > Hopi.
Dictionaries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Reproduces the dictionary compiled by two Mormon missionaries to the Hopi and written in a non-Roman phonemic alphabet that Brigham Young was promoting. Also includes a discussion of the provenance and background of the book, the Hopi language, and the Mormon mission; identifies Hopi words in modern dictionaries; and transcribes words from the Deseret Alphabet into the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Physical Description:1 online resource (161 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9781607813545

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