Object Details
Collection Creator
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Collection Citation
John Wesley Powell papers (MS 798), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Contains:
(1) A vocabulary in Powell's hand, semantically arranged. Includes terms for: parts of the body; relationships; (including ordinals); implements and utensils; dress and ornaments; firmament and meteorological phenomena; time; winter moons; geography; places; animals (including birds, reptiles, insects, and fish), colors; plants, fruits, etc.; names of tribes, and proper names; nouns; adjectives; comparison of adjectives; pronouns (including number and cases); verbs; adverbs; prepositions; interjections; prefixes and suffixes; phrases; sprites, spirits; mythological figures; and "To be looked up." Includes material copied from Powell's Journals Nos. 4 and 11 and [Paiute linguistic and ethnographic notes].
(2) A scribe's copy of the vocabulary, semantically arranged. This copy incorporates corrections by Powell, but introduces new errors. This vocabulary omits "Names of tribes and proper names" of the original and adds "Sayings," which is not found in the original.
(3) A scribe's copy of the vocabulary made on slips, arranged in English, and taped onto sheets of paper.
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Local Numbers
MS 1491 Kai-vav-wits [Kaibab] dialect of the Shoshoni Language
MS 1494 Kaivawit [Kaibab] vocabulary
MS 2116-b Vocabulary of the Kaibab Southern Paiute dialect of Ute
Conservation
The original vocabulary has been laminated.
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John Wesley Powell papers / Research / Manuscripts organized by tribe / Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) / Vocabularies and ethnographic notes
Date
undated
Container
Box 6, Folder 1-2
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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