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

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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Beesley, Kenneth R., 1954- (Auteur), Elzinga, Dirk (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Central American Indian
Publié: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2015]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (161 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9781607813545