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The Cegiha language : [the speech of the Omaha and Ponka tribes of the Siouan linguistic family of North American Indians]

Title
The Cegiha language : [the speech of the Omaha and Ponka tribes of the Siouan linguistic family of North American Indians] / by James Owen Dorsey.
Author
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Publication
Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1890.

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Additional Authors
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 794 pages) : map, plan, music.
Series Statement
  • Contributions to North American ethnology ; v.6
  • 51st congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Mis. Doc. ; 273
  • Indigenous Peoples: North America
Uniform Title
  • Contributions to North American ethnology ; v.6.
  • Mis. doc. (United States. Congress. House) ; 51st Congress, 1st session, no. 273.
  • Indigenous Peoples: North America.
Subject
  • Dhegiha language
  • Omaha Indians > Folklore
  • Ponca Indians > Folklore
  • Legends > Great Plains
Note
  • 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.
  • Includes index.
  • Reproduction of the original from the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • In English, some stories in the Dhegiha language.
Contents
pt. 1. Myths, stories, and letters. Myths. Ponka historical texts. Omaha historical texts. Letters dictated by Omahas and Ponkas -- pt. 2. Additional myths, stories, and letters. Additional letters.
OCLC
  • 839179446
  • INDP000049
Author
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895, author.
Title
The Cegiha language : [the speech of the Omaha and Ponka tribes of the Siouan linguistic family of North American Indians] / by James Owen Dorsey.
Publisher
Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1890.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Contributions to North American ethnology ; v.6
51st congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Mis. Doc. ; 273
Indigenous Peoples: North America
Contributions to North American ethnology ; v.6.
Mis. doc. (United States. Congress. House) ; 51st Congress, 1st session, no. 273.
Indigenous Peoples: North America.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Language
In English, some stories in the Dhegiha language.
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Indigenous Peoples: North America:
Added Author
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932, author.
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