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native n [At Bonne Esperance] Monday night, for our benefit, the natives performed a Labrador, or rather Newfoundland dance, at one of the native cabins near by. A crowd of about thirty assembled and danced till nearly morning. Their main object seemed to be to "start the sweat, and see who cou...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60183
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/60183 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 native image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60183 eng eng N 1884 STEARNS Labrador 293 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13127 N_13127_native n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60183 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z native n [At Bonne Esperance] Monday night, for our benefit, the natives performed a Labrador, or rather Newfoundland dance, at one of the native cabins near by. A crowd of about thirty assembled and danced till nearly morning. Their main object seemed to be to "start the sweat, and see who could make the most noise." It seemed as if the very house would come down over our heads as they hammered on the floor with their top-legged boots pounding with the full force of their powers . PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story 2/75 JH 2/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description native n [At Bonne Esperance] Monday night, for our benefit, the natives performed a Labrador, or rather Newfoundland dance, at one of the native cabins near by. A crowd of about thirty assembled and danced till nearly morning. Their main object seemed to be to "start the sweat, and see who could make the most noise." It seemed as if the very house would come down over our heads as they hammered on the floor with their top-legged boots pounding with the full force of their powers . PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story 2/75 JH 2/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used
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title_full native
title_fullStr native
title_full_unstemmed native
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60183
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation N
1884 STEARNS Labrador 293
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13127
N_13127_native n
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