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The Cegiha language : [the speech of the Omaha and Ponka tribes of the Siouan linguistic family of North American Indians] / by James Owen Dorsey.

LIBRA 557.3 Un319 v.6
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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895.
Contributor:
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932.
Series:
Contributions to North American ethnology ; v.6.
Contributions to North American ethnology ; v.6
Language:
English
Siouan (Other)
Subjects (All):
Omaha-Ponca language.
Omaha Indians--Folklore.
Ponca Indians--Folklore.
Legends--Great Plains.
Legends.
Ponca Indians.
Omaha Indians.
Great Plains.
Genre:
Folklore.
Physical Description:
xviii, 794 pages ; 30 cm.
Place of Publication:
Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1890.
Language Note:
In English, some some stories in the Dhegiha language.
Contents:
pt. I >etter of transmittal. Preface. List of the author's Siouan publications. Introduction to the texts. List of sounds in the Cegiha language. Abbreviations. Myths. Ponka historical texts. Omaha historical texts. Letters dictated by Omahas and Ponkas.
pt. Additional myths, stories and letters.
Notes:
At head of title: Department of the Interior. U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. J. W. Powell, in charge.
The corrections and contributions by Frances La Flèche are especially noted by the collector.
OCLC:
1847460

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