A.L. Pinart collection of linguistic and ethnological material relating to the Indians of British Columbia and western Canada, circa 1872-1880.

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A.L. Pinart collection of linguistic and ethnological material relating to the Indians of British Columbia and western Canada, circa 1872-1880.

Includes list of words in the Cowitchin dialect, 1876, compiled at the Cowitchin Mission, Vancouver Island; religious texts and list of works in Cowichan, copied by Pinart June 6, 1880, from the papers of T.[?] B.[?] Seghers; Vocabulaire de Tchinkitane ... ; word list in language of Indians of Nootka Sound, written in German and taken from published sources; catechism [in an unidentified language]; notes on Indians of British Columbia, copied by Pinart from Report of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs from British Columbia, 1872-1873.

Originals : 1 portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (54 frmaes) : negative (Rich. 107:16-20) and positive.

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Pinart, A. L. (Alphonse Louis), 1852-1911

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Alponse Louis Pinart (1852-1911), French linguist, traveled in America collecting vocabularies for various Indian languages for publication. From the description of Native American vocabularies, 1646-1789, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128592 ...