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Anishinaubae thesaurus.
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Anishinaubae thesaurus.

Author "Johnston, Basil."
Publisher East Lansing : Michigan State University Press
Datec2006
ClassificationsMain Library Collection
Object numberPM852 .J59 2006
Description"xi, 205 p. ; 23 cm."
The Anishinaubae (Chippewa/Ojibwe) language has a beauty in the spoken word, a deliberate rhythm, simplicity, and mysterious second meanings. When Basil Johnston began teaching the Anishinaubae language, in the late 1960s, there were no related manuals or dictionaries that were suitable for beginners. To fill this void, Johnston wrote a language course and a lexicon to fill for the course materials