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Tonkawa texts : a new linguistic edition / compiled by Harry Hoijer ; translated and edited by Thomas R. Wier.

Hoijer, Harry, 1904-1976 (compiler.). Wier, Thomas R., 1979- (translator,, editor.).

Summary:

"This book represents the entire remaining oral literature of the Tonkawa people, edited and presented in the original Tonkawa and translated into English along with a wholly new and up-to-date grammatical description. It consists of two different kinds of stories: Night Stories, set in the pre-human mythological past, and Old Stories, in which humans get caught up in unexpected adventures."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780806158990
  • ISBN: 0806158999
  • ISBN: 9780806159881
  • ISBN: 080615988X
  • Physical Description: xii, 299 pages : maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-294) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. Tonkawa sketch grammar -- Part II. Tonkawa texts : night stories -- Part III. Tonkawa texts : old stories.
Language Note:
Text in English and Tonkawa.
Subject: Tonkawa Indians > Folklore.
Tonkawa language > Grammar.
Tonkawa language > Texts.
Tonkawa Indians.
Tonkawa language.
Genre: Folklore.
Texts.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Lummi Library E 99 .T75 F6 T66 2018 289281 Stacks Available -
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