A Grammar of the Seneca Language: Volume 149

by Wallace Chafe

The Seneca language belongs to the Northern Iroquoian branch of the Iroquoian language family, where its closest relatives are Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora. Seneca holds special typological interest because of its high degree of polysynthesis and fusion. It is historically important because of its central role in the Longhouse religion and its place in the pioneering linguistic work of the 19th century missionary Asher Wright. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520286413
• ISBN13: 9780520286412
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"