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100 1 $aWilliams, Roger,$d1604?-1683.
245 12 $aA key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England. :$bTogether, with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular by the authour, of chiefe and speciall use (upon all occasions,) to all the English inhabiting those parts; yet pleasant and profitable to the view of all men: /$cby Roger Williams of Providence in New-England.
246 30 $aKey into the language of America.
246 30 $aHelp to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England.
260 $aLondon :$bPrinted by Gregory Dexter,$c1643.
300 $a[16], 91, 94-95, 92-93, 98-114, 105-197, [3] p. ;$c16 cm. (8vo)
505 0 $a[From chapter headings] Of salutation -- Of eating and entertainment -- Concerning sleepe and lodging -- Of their names -- Of their relations of consanguinitie and affinitie, or, blood and marriage -- Of the family and businesse of the house -- Of their persons and parts of body -- Of discourse and newes -- Of the time of the day -- Of the season of the yeere -- Of travell -- Concerning the heavens and heavenly lights -- Of the weather -- Of the winds -- Of fowle -- Of the earth, and the fruits thereof, &c. -- Of beasts, &c. -- Of the sea -- Of fish and fishing -- Of their nakednesse and clothing -- Of religion, the soule, &c. -- Of their government and justice -- Of marriage -- Concerning their coyne -- Of buying and selling -- Of debts and trusting -- Of their hunting, &c. -- Of their gaming, &c. -- Of their warre, &c. -- Of their paintings -- Of sicknesse -- Of death and buriall, &c.
500 $aThe words "upon all occasions," are printed within parentheses on title page.
500 $aRoger William's A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England is the first study of an indigenous language in America, according to J.C. Pilling. It consists of 32 chapters regarding various aspects of Naragansett life and includes a discussion of social life and customs regarding that activity and a glossary of words and phrases. Each chapter closes with the verses of a song in English, without music.
500 $aThree states of three pages of this edition exist: in the first, p. 92 following p. 95 has catchword "8epûo" not "Sepûo" and has "Rivelet" instead of "Rivulet"; in the second, p. 21 has catchword "Cha" instead of "Chap"; the third has the correct printing of "Is the water coole?" instead of "is the water coo" in the 7th line from bottom, right hand column of p. 12.
500 $aSignatures: A-O⁸ (A1 verso blank)
500 $aWoodcut head and tail pieces; initials.
510 4 $aWing (CD-ROM, 1996),$cW2766.
510 4 $aChurch, E.D. Discovery,$c460.
510 4 $aVail, R.W.G. Old frontier,$c102.
510 4 $aArents, G. Tobacco,$c3281.
510 4 $aPilling, J.C. Algonquian languages,$c4143.
510 4 $aJCB Lib. cat., pre-1675,$cII:312.
510 4 $aAlden, J.E. European Americana,$c643/125.
510 4 $aESTC$cR12632.
530 $aDigital version available on Internet Archive.
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 1 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "8epûo" not "Sepûo" and with "Rivelet" instead of "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has "is the water coo"
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 2 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "Sepûo" and with "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Cha" instead of "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has "is the wat [space] e [space]r coo"
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 3 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "Sepûo" and with "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has the correct printing of "is the water coole"
650 0 $aIndians of North America$zNew England.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$zNew England$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$zRhode Island.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$zRhode Island$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aNarragansett Indians.
650 0 $aNarragansett Indians$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aNarragansett language$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.
650 4 $aIndian linguistics$xNarragansett language.
653 $aImprint 1643.
710 29 $aIndigenous Languages Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library)$5RPJCB.
752 $aEngland$dLondon.
856 41 $3cop. 1$uhttp://www.archive.org/details/keyintolanguageo02will $zDigital Version (Internet Archive)
856 41 $3cop. 2$uhttp://www.archive.org/details/keyintolanguageo03will $zDigital Version (Internet Archive)
856 41 $3cop. 3$uhttp://www.archive.org/details/keyintolanguageo04will $zDigital Version (Internet Archive)
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