A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) [Hardcover]

William Strachey (Author), Frederic W. Gleach (Introduction)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 107 pages
• Publisher: Evolution Publishing & Manufacturing (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889758019
• ISBN-13: 978-1889758015
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,249,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meant for historical linguists, February 17, 2006

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Florentius (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) (Hardcover)

Don't buy this book expecting to learn the Powhatan language. If you do so, you're bound to be disappointed. It is not a teaching volume. Rather, it is meant as historical and linguistic preservation--an attempt to make this relic of the extinct Powhatan language available to a wider audience. It is meant mainly for academic libraries, linguistics experts, and those with a genuine interest in studying an extinct Native American language.

Another reviewer who said the book contained "36 pages" is mistaken. Though a small book, it is the largest extant word-list of the Powhatan language, containing over 1,000 words.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powhatan Vocabulary, September 2, 2004

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Laura Redish (Twin Cities, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) (Hardcover)

This is a modern reprint of William Strachey's 1849 vocabulary of Powhatan, an unfortunately extinct Algonquian Indian language of Virginia (famously spoken by Pocahontas.) This and John Smith's vocabulary are about all we have left of the Powhatan language, and the ALR presentations of the two vocabularies are clear and valuable to anyone with a historical interest in the language.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not as represented, January 7, 2005

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John Sutton (virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) (Hardcover)

Book is 36 sparse pages (containing many blank pages). Minature book is about 3/8 inch thick. Way overpriced. It is worth about $1.