Huron linguistic materials, 1743-1744

Mss.497.2.P845

Date: 1743-1744 | Size: 1 item(s), 38 pages

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Abstract

Vocabulary of Huron with French equivalents, semantically ordered (parts of body, terms of relationship, animals, etc.). List of names of occupants of Huron villages, L'ile aux bois blanc, 1747 (33 cabins); list of bands, locations, names of chiefs. Recorded by Father Potier, a missionary at Sandwich on the Detroit River and written at Lorette near Quebec.

Background note

Pierre Potier was a Jesuit missionary.

Collection Information

Physical description

Photocopies, 38 pages.

Provenance

Presented by Charles Marius Barbeau, 1952.

Location of originals:

Originals in Collège Sainte-Marie, Montreal.

Early American History Note

Dating from the 1740s, this Huron-French dictionary contains more than just linguistic material. The volume also has data on the Huron, such as a description of a village and names of their leaders.

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Language Material
Native American Materials
Vocabularies.

Personal Name(s)

Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Potier, Pierre-Philippe,1708-1

Subject(s)

Indians of North America -- Languages
Language and Linguistics
Native America
Wyandot Indians
Wyandot language