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Nottoway materials, American Philosophical Society Historical and Literary Committee, American Indian Vocabulary Collection

Culture:
Nottoway includes: Cheroenhaka
Language:English | Nottoway
Date:1784
Contributor:Gurley, George | Kells, Richard
Subject:Linguistics | Virginia--History
Type:Text
Genre:Correspondence
Extent:3 pages
Description: The Nottoway materials in this collection consist of manuscripts listed in the finding aid as items 47 and 49, which are two letters relating to collection of Nottoway vocabulary and "Remarks on Indian names still to be found," with etymology of "Tuckahoe" and other Nottoway words, tracing them to Arabic and Hebrew roots.
Collection:American Philosophical Society Historical and Literary Committee, American Indian Vocabulary Collection (Mss.497.V85)

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