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... greater the extent to which the latter process is carried , the more satisfac- tory will be the conclusions at which we arrive . This has been termed the " comparative science of language , " which was first successfully cultivated ...
... greater the extent to which the latter process is carried , the more satisfac- tory will be the conclusions at which we arrive . This has been termed the " comparative science of language , " which was first successfully cultivated ...
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... greater in North America , than is found amongst unciv- ilized nations in other quarters of the globe , or than might have been expected to grow out of the necessity for nations in the hunter state to separate , and gradually to form ...
... greater in North America , than is found amongst unciv- ilized nations in other quarters of the globe , or than might have been expected to grow out of the necessity for nations in the hunter state to separate , and gradually to form ...
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... several intelligent Americans , who have carried on a trade with the natives along that coast , that a greater diversity of languages is 14 [ INTROD . A SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES . Eskimaux, Kinai, Koluschen, &c , on the Pacific Ocean,
... several intelligent Americans , who have carried on a trade with the natives along that coast , that a greater diversity of languages is 14 [ INTROD . A SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES . Eskimaux, Kinai, Koluschen, &c , on the Pacific Ocean,
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American Antiquarian Society. that coast , that a greater diversity of languages is found amongst them than had been presumed by earlier travellers . * The language of the Wakash Indians , who inhabit the island on which Nootka Sound is ...
American Antiquarian Society. that coast , that a greater diversity of languages is found amongst them than had been presumed by earlier travellers . * The language of the Wakash Indians , who inhabit the island on which Nootka Sound is ...
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... greater difference between those two dialects than between those spoken in dif- ferent provinces of France . Notwithstanding the Father's mod- esty , it appears that he had discovered some of the principal characteristics of the ...
... greater difference between those two dialects than between those spoken in dif- ferent provinces of France . Notwithstanding the Father's mod- esty , it appears that he had discovered some of the principal characteristics of the ...
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Abenakis adjectives Algonkin Algonkin-Lenape American amongst animate appear Athapasca belonging Boston called Capt Captain Carolina Catawbas Charlevoix Cherokee Chicasas Chippeways Choctaw Christian Indians colony conjugation Creeks degree of north Delawares dialects dual east eastern enemy English ermikp Eskimaux father Five Nations French Gookin Grammar hundred Hurons Indian languages inflections inhabitants Island Lake lands Lenape living lungiha Massachusetts mentioned Miamis miles Mississippi Mohawks Mountains mouth Muskhogee Nanticokes Narragansets neen north latitude nouns object plural possessive praying Indians prefixed principal probably pronouns Red River respect Sachem Sauks second person settlements Shawnoes sing singular Sioux Six Nations South Carolina southern speak Susquehannocks tenses termination territory thee third person thou thousand souls tion tokchě transitions treaty treaty of Easton tsheeng Tuscaroras Tuteloes verb vicinity villages vocabulary wadchan warriors western Woccons wonni words Wyandots Yamassees