Vocabularies of Squalyamish, Nooselalum, Haeeltzuk, Billichoola, Nass, Haida, and Tongaase

"The tribes of Indians who speak the following languages reside upon the sea board of the N. W. Coast of America. Squalyamish [Squamish?], Nooselalum [Clallam], Haeeltzuk [Heiltsuk], Billichoola [Nuxalk], Nass [Nisga'a], Haida, Tongaase [Tlingit]. Received from William Fraser Tolmie, Esq....

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Main Authors: Townsend, John Kirk, 1809-1851, Tolmie, William Fraser
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Haida
Tlingit
Published: 1834
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Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/vocabularies-squalyamish-nooselalum-haeeltzuk-billichoola-nass-haida-and-tongaase
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Summary:"The tribes of Indians who speak the following languages reside upon the sea board of the N. W. Coast of America. Squalyamish [Squamish?], Nooselalum [Clallam], Haeeltzuk [Heiltsuk], Billichoola [Nuxalk], Nass [Nisga'a], Haida, Tongaase [Tlingit]. Received from William Fraser Tolmie, Esq. Surgeon in the Hon. Hudson's Bay Company." Consists of 3 word lists: 1) a 15-page comparative word list containing 17 Squamish terms, 10 Clallam terms, and 354 Heiltsuk terms; 2) a 13-page comparative word list with 344 Nuxalk (Bella Coola) terms, 345 Nisga'a terms, and 168 Haida terms; and a 2-page word list with 72 "Tongaase" Tlingit terms, which may be in the Tongass Tlingit dialect or the Inland Tlingit dialect.