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Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: With Aleut Cognates (Alaska Native Language Center Research Paper, No. 9) 1st Edition


Related words from the modern Eskimo languages are grouped together in comparative sets with English equivalents. Ten linguistic varieties are compared, including five Inuit dialect groups, the four Yupik languages, and Sirenikski. Separate sections are devoted to derivational suffixes, inflectional endings, and demonstratives. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Michael Fortescue is professor of linguistics at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and the author of many books, including Language Relations Across the Bering Strait and From the Writings of the Greenlanders: Kalaallit Atuakklaannit.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alaska Native Language Center
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 1994
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 614 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1555000517
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1555000516
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 1.7 x 10.8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #6,664,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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