SYNOPSIS.
- CHAPTER I—Iroquois.
- Sec. 1.—Mohawk, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
- Sec. 2.—Oneida, No. 10.
- Sec. 3.—Seneca, Nos. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
- CHAPTER II—Algonquin.
- Sec. 1.—Chippewas, Nos. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44.
- Sec. 2.—Ottawa, Nos. 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
- Sec. 3.—Pottawattomie, Nos. 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62.
- Sec. 4.—Mohegan, No. 63.
- Sec. 5.—Montagnais, No. 64.
- Sec. 6.—Delawares, Nos. 65, 66, 67.
- Sec. 7.—Shawnees, Nos. 68, 69, 70.
- Sec. 8.—Abanakis, No. 71.
- CHAPTER III—Appalachian.
- Sec. 1.—Cherokee, Nos, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92.
- Sec. 2.—Choctaw, Nos. 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112.
- Sec. 3.—Creek, or Muscogee, Nos. 113, 114, 115, 116.
- CHAPTER IV—Dacota.
- Sec. 1.—Sioux, Nos. 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130.
- Sec. 2.—Winnebago, No. 131.
- Sec. 3.—Iowa, Nos. 132, 133, 134, 135, 136.
- Sec. 4.—Otoe, No. 137.
- Sec. 5.—Osage, No. 138.
- CHAPTER V.—Sa-aptinic.
- Sec. 1.—Nez Percie, or Sa-aptin, No. 139.
A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE.
CHAPTER I.
BOOKS AND TRANSLATIONS IN THE SEVERAL DIALECTS OF THE IROQUOIS.
The Iroquois tribes had acquired the highest reputation in war and diplomacy, of all the Indian tribes of North America. At the time of the discovery, they were in the ascendant, and were rapidly consolidating their power under a system of confederacy, which had some striking traits resembling our own. Their language, viewed in its several dialects, was not so soft and flowing as that of their former rivals, the Algonquins or Adirondacks; but impressed the listener by its masculine and sonorous tone. It imparted a beauty to their geographical terminology, and helped to spread the fame of their deeds over Europe.
Translations into this groupe of languages, were commenced at an early period. A part of the Service of the English Church was executed under the late Bishop Stewart of Canada, during the reign of Queen Anne. Sixteen separate works, all of modern date, however, have been received, of which, nine are in the Mohawk dialect, one in the Oneida, and six in the Seneca. Nothing has been received or is known to exist in the Onondaga, Cayuga, or Tuscarora. Ziesberger’s Dictionary of the Onondaga in MSS., is known to be deposited in the library of the American Philosophical Society, at Philadelphia.
SECTION I.—MOHAWK.
No. 1.—Nene Karighyoston, Tsinihorighhoten ne Saint John. The Gospel according to St. John. New York: D. Fanshaw, for the American Bible Society. 1 vol. 18mo. 116 pages. A. D. 1818.
In this early version, the Greek word “Logos,” and the Hebrew “Yehovah,” are engrafted on the Mohawk dialect. The version is attributed to Norton, a Mohawk Chief. The translation is accompanied with the parallel English passages.