French and Miami-Illinois dictionary, [ca. 1720]

Mss.497.33.L49

Date: Circa 1720 | Size: 1 volume(s), 1 volume, 185 p., photocopy.
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Abstract

French-Miami dictionary, alphabetical by the French; 46 pages of texts, including prayers, catechism, selections from the Gospels, and a large part of the book of Genesis. Also contains conjugations and declensions.

Background note

Jean Baptiste Le Boulanger was a French missionary priest.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 volume, 185 p., photocopy. Bound and oversized.

Provenance

Purchased from John Carter Brown Library; accessioned, 10/25/1941 (82719).

Location of originals:

Originals in John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Dictionaries.
  • Prayers.

Subject(s)

  • Algonquian languages
  • Bible stories, French.
  • Illinois language
  • Indians of North America -- Languages
  • Miami language (Ind. and Okla.)
  • Missionaries.