02243cam a22003013u 4500 22228 UtSlPG 20260610133519.0 m cr n 260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PM Gibbs, George, 1815-1873 Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2007 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2007-08-03 Produced by David Starner, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallam and Lummi" by George Gibbs is a linguistic reference written in the mid-19th century. This scholarly work focuses on documenting the vocabulary and linguistic features of the Clallam and Lummi tribes, indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. The book explores both languages, highlighting their differences and similarities, and aims to contribute to the understanding of Native American languages in the broader context of cultural and linguistic studies. The opening of the work introduces the setting and peoples of the Clallam and Lummi tribes, detailing their geographical locations, linguistic affiliations, and several intriguing phonetic features of their languages. Gibbs describes the locales inhabited by these tribes, emphasizing the significant elements of their languages, such as the frequent occurrence of nasal sounds and unique vowel pronunciations. Additionally, he mentions his efforts in collecting vocabulary during his time with the N.W. Boundary Commission, providing an overview of the structure and content of the vocabularies he compiled, setting the stage for the extensive linguistic data that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Indians of North America -- Languages -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22228 63372 63372