Dakota grammar : with texts and ethnography / Stephen R. Riggs ; edited with a preface by James Owen Dorsey ; introduction by John D. Nichols.
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TextPublication details: St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2004.Description: 239 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0873514726 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780873514729 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Dakota grammar, texts, and ethnography
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | North Dakota Collection | 497.5243 R569 | Not for loan | Pink stain on edge of pages. 4/27/16 | 33111006444521 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Long out of print, this classic work on the Dakota language offers extensive information on Dakota grammar and contains a bilingual selection of Dakota myths. Dakota Grammar presents three interrelating aspects of language and culture, beginning with a detailed description of the Santee dialect of the Dakota language and its grammar. The texts of traditional stories, as recounted in Dakota by native speakers, are accompanied by full English translations. Riggs also provides an ethnographic overview of various aspects of Dakota culture and history that enhances the value of this book to all students of Dakota. A worthy companion to both Riggs's A Dakota-English Dictionary (MHS Press) and John P. Williamson's An English-Dakota Dictionary (MHS Press), this volume lives on as an important source for the preservation and revitalization of Dakota culture.
"First published in 1893 by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, as Contributions to North American ethnology, volume 9"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.