Outline for a comparative grammar of some Algonquian languages : Ojibway, Cree, Micmac, Natick [Massachusett], and Blackfoot

Uhlenbeck, C. C. (Christiaan Cornelis) 1866-1951 (Author). Snider, Joshua Jacob. (Added Author).

Summary: This is a translation of a comparative grammar of five Algonquian Native American languages first published in Dutch in 1910. It has been expanded, corrected and improved in the form of translators notes based on much more recent and complete material. It also includes many bibliographical resources for most of the Algonquian language family, which are geared towards comparative language learning methods. The two most widely spoken languages of this group, Ojibway (frequently spelled Chippewa, Ojibwa or Ojibwe) and Cree, are both examples of the close knit Central Algonquian group, while Micmac and the extinct Natick belong to the Eastern group. The western Blackfoot is usually placed with the Plains Algonquian group, but it it is the most divergent member of the entire family and has roughly as many speakers as Micmac.

Record details

ISBN: 9780615384023 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 124 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Petoskey, MI : Mundart, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the work originally published: Amsterdam : Johannes Mèuller, 1910.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	I. Nouns -- General remarks -- Stem classes -- Gender -- Number -- Case -- Subordinate forms -- Possessive inflections -- Temporal inflection -- Noun forming suffixes -- Adjectives -- Numerals -- II. Pronouns -- General remarks -- Personal possessive pronouns -- Other pronouns -- III. Verbs -- General remarks -- Mutation -- Distribution of verbs -- Verbal types -- Mood representation -- Tenses -- Incorporation -- Secondary verbs.