A key into the language of America /
First published in 1643, this book is one of the most important artifacts of early Indigenous American culture. In it, Roger Williams recorded the day-to-day experience of the Narragansett people of Rhode Island in their own words, the first documentation of an American Indian language in English. W...
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Yardley, Pennsylvania :
Westholme Publishing,
[2019]
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| Edition: | Tomaquag Museum edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction to the Tomaquag Museum edition. A key into the language of America : Roger Williams's introduction
- Directions for the use of the language
- Greetings
- Eating and entertainment
- Sleep and lodging
- Numbers
- Family relations
- The household
- Their persons and parts of the body
- Communication and news
- Time of the day
- Seasons of the year
- Travel
- The heavens and heavenly lights
- Weather
- The winds
- Fowl
- The earth and its fruits
- Beasts and cattle
- The sea
- Fishand fishing
- Nakedness and clothing
- Religion and the soul
- Government and justice
- Marriage
- Coin
- Buying and selling
- Debts and trusting
- Hunting
- Gaming
- War
- Paintings
- Sickness
- Death and burial. References and suggested reading
- About the editors.