The Indian Grammar Begun
Title
The Indian Grammar Begun
Date
1666
Description
Eliot’s Indian Grammar was meant as a tool for standardizing the spoken language of New England natives and as an aid for colonists who wished to learn the language. The pages of the grammar include rules for pronunciation, spelling, and syntax as well as Algonquian translations of common English phrases. Marmaduke Johnson printed Eliot’s Grammar in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1666.
Creator
Eliot, John, 1604-1690.
Publisher
Cambridge [Mass.]: Printed by Marmaduke Johnson.
Extent
[4], 65, [3] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Bibliographic Citation
Identifier
317666
Type
Book
Alternative Title
The Indian grammar begun: or, An essay to bring the Indian language into rules, for the help of such as desire to learn the same, for the furtherance of the Gospel among them. By John Eliot. [Nine lines of Scripture texts]
Collection
Citation
Eliot, John, 1604-1690., “The Indian Grammar Begun,” From English to Algonquian: Early New England Translations, accessed July 6, 2024, https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/EnglishtoAlgonquian/items/show/43.
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