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A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England / Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc. — Roger Williams

A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England / Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.

Roger Williams

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 172 pages

A Key Into the Language of America is a 17th-century handbook by Roger Williams that introduces the Narragansett language through vocabulary and phrases, alongside observations on Native American customs and beliefs. It offers a rare early colonial perspective on indigenous life and is valuable for those interested in linguistics and history.

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Contents

  1. A KEY INTO THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA,
  2. TO MY DEARE AND WELBELOVED FRIENDS AND COUNTREYMEN, IN OLD AND NEW ENGLAND.
  3. DIRECTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE.
  4. AN HELPE TO THE NATIVE LANGUAGE
  5. CHAPTER I.
  6. CHAP. II.
  7. CHAP. III.
  8. CHAP. IV.
  9. CHAP. V.
  10. CHAP. VI.
  11. CHAP. VII.
  12. CHAP. VIII.
  13. CHAP. IX.
  14. CHAP. X.
  15. CHAP. XI.
  16. CHAP. XII.
  17. CHAP. XIII.
  18. CHAP. XIV.
  19. CHAP. XV.
  20. CHAP. XVI.
  21. CHAP. XVII.
  22. CHAP. XVIII.
  23. CHAP. XIX.
  24. CHAP. XX.
  25. CHAP. XXI.
  26. CHAP. XXII.
  27. CHAP. XXIII.
  28. CHAP. XXIV.
  29. CHAP. XXV.
  30. CHAP. XXVI.

and 8 more chapters

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