Henry Kelsey, A Dictionary of the Hudson's Bay Indian Language (1710?)

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Date
1710?
Lexicographer
Book title
A Dictionary of The Hudson's Bay Indian Language
Publication place
London?
Text type
printed book
Genre
Bilingual lexicon
Subject area
Algonkian
Summary
An English-Cree bilingual glossary.
Language
headwords: English
explanations: Cree
explanations: Cree
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
number: 582
sample: catch a Beaver in a Net: Pet rau hoth tha
Wing
ESTC T099993
Other editions
The HBC Letter Book 603 contains a reference to a dictionary compiled by Kelsey: "We have sent you your dixionary Printed that you may the better Instruct the young Ladds with you, in ye Indian language." (Peel's Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Library, Peel 8; http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/8.html)
Criticisms
Wolfart, H. Christoph, and David H. Pentland. "The "Bowrey" Dictionary and Henry Kelsey." Papers of the Tenth Algonquian Conference. Ed. William Cowan. Ottawa: Carleton University , 1979. 37-42. view record