Kenneth R. Beesley
An 1860 English-Hopi Vocabulary Written in the Deseret Alphabet
Kenneth R. Beesley, Dirk Elzinga · 2015
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Reproduces the dictionary compiled by two Mormon missionaries to the Hopi and written in a non-Roman phonemic alphabet that Brigham Young was promoting. Also includes a discussion of the provenance and background of the book, the Hopi language, and the Mormon mission; identifies Hopi words in modern dictionaries; and transcribes words from the Deseret Alphabet into the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Book details
- Year
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN
- 9781607813538
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