Vocabulary of the Apache or Inde Language of Arizona and New Mexico Collected By John Gregory Bourke in the 1870s and 1880s

Condie, Carol J. (editor); with an appendix by Joseph C. Porter

Published by University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 1980

About this Item

Gray covers with black title, ix and 165 pages, 28cm tall, quarto. Occasional Publications in Anthropology, Linguistics Series, No. 7. Apache grammar, lexicon, and ethnographic notes are presented in this title. Three sections: linguistic notes upon the Apache language; 1105 vocabulary items; and biographical notes about John Gregory Bourke. Also an index. Bourke transferred in 1870 to Camp Grant in Arizona to fight against the Apaches. After befriending some of the Apaches he began a linguistic study which grew to a life-long concern for their culture. Rear cover shows a bit of light rubbing, gift inscription on first blank page.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vocabulary of the Apache or Inde Language of Arizona and New Mexico Collected By John Gregory Bourke in the 1870s and 1880s
• Publisher: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Foreign Language Study