Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Grammaire et Dictionnaire de la langue des iles Marquises: Marquisien-Francais
Other Name
Travaux et memoires de l'Institut d'Ethnologie. XVII (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Institut d'ethnologie
Place
Date
1931
Physical Description
Language
Marquesan
French
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
Volume I
Public Access Text
[Keywords: French language Dictionaries Marquesan; Marquesan language Dictionaries French; French Polynesia]
Title: Grammar and dictionary of the Marquesan Islands: Marquesan-French. Spine title / Half title: Grammaire et dictionnaire de la langue des iles Marquises: Marquisien-Francais Volume 2 has title: Dictionnaire de la langue des iles Marquises Referenced in O'Reilly & Reitman: 6157
Subject Notes
'In 1857 the concern for perfection had prevented him from publishing his work, later he was stopped by the lack of material means. He died without having ever seen the dictionary appear ... In 1904, Father Simeon Delmas published a reduced edition - The grammar, from the Marquisean-French dictionary, a simple re-edition of the 1857 version. Almost half a century after his death, his work, which is a very important contribution to Oceanic linguistics was born.' - O'Reilly & Reitman: 6157.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
16 Dec 2023
Language Description
Marquesan and French
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