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100 1 _aBrinton, Daniel G.
_q(Daniel Garrison),
_d1837-1899
245 1 4 _aThe Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-02-14
508 _aProduced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations" by D. G. Brinton, M.D., is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This book delves into the Arawack language, spoken by the Arawack tribe of Indians located in British and Dutch Guiana, and examines its historical, linguistic, and ethnological connections. The work provides insight into the language's structure, vocabulary, and the cultural background of the Arawack people. The book outlines the characteristics of the Arawack language, including its phonetics, grammar, and syntax, while also tracing the historical context of the Arawack tribe's migrations and affiliations with other indigenous groups. Brinton draws on early linguistic records and missionary documents to illustrate the language's features and its evolution over time. He emphasizes the unique aspects of Arawack, such as its melodic quality, the absence of certain linguistic complexities found in other languages, and comparisons to both the Tupi and Carib languages. The work ultimately seeks to affirm the significance of the Arawack language and its speakers in the broader narrative of South American history and anthropology, elucidating their cultural contributions and challenges faced during European colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aArawak language
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31273
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