Ethnography and philology
By: by Horatio Hale, philologist of the Expedition
Series: United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N -- [v. 6]; United States Exploring Expedition (Series) -- v. 6
Publisher: Lea and Blanchard
Published: 1846
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 666
Subjects: Ethnology; Human beings; Migrations; Indians of North America; Polynesians; Melanesians; Oceanic languages; Languages; Chinook jargon
Notes: Half-title: United States Exploring Expedition.

Edition of 150 copies.

Includes bibliographical references.

Haskell 20.

Bagnall, 6072

Haskell, D.C. United States exploring expedition bib., 20

Edridge, S. Solomon Is. bibl., p. 105.
Table of contents: title: Ethnographical part: Oceanica. Migrations of the oceanic tribes. Northwestern America; title: Philological part: Comparative grammar of the Polynesian dialects. Essay at a lexicon of the Polynesian language. English and Polynesian vocabulary. Dialect of Fakaafo and Vaitupu. Grammar of the Vitian language. Vitian dictionary. Vocabulary of the dialect of Tobi. Vocabulary of the dialect of Mille. Outlines of a grammar of the Tarawan language. Vocabulary of the Tarawan language. Notes on the language of Rotuma. The languages of Australia. The languages of Northwestern America: Synopsis and vocabularies. The "jargon" or trade-language of Oregon. Patagonia. Southern Africa.; title: In the official issue of the reports of the expedition, this is vol. 6.