About the Project
With over 5400 cards in 4 boxes, this study of Native American vocabularies in the southern states offers insight into language choices. Transcribe these cards and learn, for instance, the many phrases available in the Alabama language to refer to the concept of walking.
Cultural anthropologist and linguist John Reed Swanton compiled language choices of the Alibamu, Koasati, and Alabama Indians with the help of Alabaman translator Harden Sylestine. Swanton also studied Native American languages with groups including the Muskogean-speaking peoples, the Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw; much of his work focused on the Northwest and Southeastern parts of the United States including Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. This collection is held by the National Anthropological Archives. It consists of 2433 typed cards of Alabama-English and approximately 3000 typed and autograph cards of English-Alabama translations.
As you transcribe, discover details of Swanton's work with the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology through the National Anthropological Archives.
With over 5400 cards in 4 boxes, this study of Native American vocabularies in the southern states offers insight into language choices. Transcribe these cards and learn, for instance, the many phrases available in the Alabama language to refer to the concept of walking.
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