A Dictionary of the Ojibway LanguageA Dictionary of the Ojibway Language

"The language of the Ojibway people was recorded by Frederic Baraga (1797 - 1868), a missionary priest from Slovenia, who was sent in 1835 by the Catholic church to serve among the Ojbway living in the Lake Superior region. The multilingual Baraga quickly learned the Ojibway language and during many years worked within the community to produce a dictionary, a grammar, and religious literature. In 1853 the first edition of A dictionary of the Otchipwe language explained in English was published, and a revised edition of this Ojibway-English, English-Ojibway dictionary followed in 1878. More that a hundred years later, this dictionary remains a classic and the most complete reference to the Ojibway language available. It is an important cultural and linguistic source for historians, anthropologists, linguists, ethnologists, and all students interested in the Ojibwa language."--Back cover.