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Title

  • Main Title Comanche Texts
  • Series Title Linguistic Series of the Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma
  • Added Title Linguistic Series of the Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma, Number 1

Creator

  • Author: Canonge, Elliott D.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Illustrator: Voigtlander, Katherine
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Author of introduction, etc.: Swadesh, Morris
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Editor: Elson, Benjamin
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: Summer Institute of Linguistics
    Place of Publication: Norman, Oklahoma
    Additional Info: A Publication of the Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1958

Date

  • Creation: 1958

Language

  • English
  • Comanche

Description

  • Content Description: This book contains Comanche folktales, along with the English translations. They are broken into several sections which are listed (along with brief summaries of the stories) in the table of contents: coyote stories; fairy tales and fables; manners and morals; adventure; and obtaining and preparing food. Both the English and Comanche texts have numbered footnotes to line up the translation, explained in the Editor's Note (p. iii); there is also an Explanatory Note describing the Comanche transcription (p. xiii). A vocabulary list including an explanation starts on page 132.
  • Physical Description: xiii, 156 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Comanche language -- Texts.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Comanche Indians -- Folklore.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Literature - Folklore
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians - Comanches
  • Keyword: stories
  • Keyword: myths
  • Keyword: Native Americans
  • Keyword: translations

Collection

  • Name: Texas History Collection
    Code: THC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 175043
  • Library of Congress Control Number: a 58-8634
  • Call Number: P25.S9 no.1
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth182367

Note

  • Display Note: Note on inside front cover says: "Lewis Tahmahkera, Oct. 22, 1970, Given to me by my dear sister, Flora Niyah Roach." There are other handwritten notes on the cover and before the title page. "Publication of this work was made possible by a grant from the Alumni Development Fund of the University of Oklahoma." "Impreso en México, 1958."
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