April 12, 2024
1905 HAIDA MYTHS AND TEXTS SKIDEGATE DIALECT BILINGUAL JOHN SWANTON B. COLUMBIA
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1905, Haida Myths and Texts, Skidegate Dialect, Bi-Lingual, John R. Swanton Swanton,John R. Haida Texts and Myths, Skidegate Dialect. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. The ancestral language of the Haida People, Haida (aka: Xaat Kil) is still spoken by 3 or 4 dozen members of the Haida tribe as located in British Columbia. The main dialects are the Skidegate and the Masset/Hydaburg. Near the turn of the twentieth century, the noted American anthropologist and linguist, John R. Swanton (1873-1958), recorded the Haida Texts and Myths, Skidegate Dialect, compiling them in this book originally presented to the Smithsonian and now offered for your consideration. The first 109 pages are bi-lingual, being in both Haida and English. Condition notes: Very good. This octavo, measuring 9 ½ inches by 6 inches, is bound in gilt blocked green cloth. Light shelf wear to the boards; the text, binding and all else in this fascinating look at Haida Texts and Myths, Skidegate Dialect are in very good condition.
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