(AMERICAN INDIANS) John P Williamson compiler An English Dak

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(AMERICAN INDIANS.) John P. Williamson, compiler. An English-Dakota School Dictionary. Wasicun Qa Dakota Ieska Wowapi. [6], 144 pages. 8vo, 1/2 calf, lacking backstrip, joints split; minor toning and wear, many entries marked in red pencil. Yankton Agency, Dakota Territory: Iapi Oaye Press, 1886

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Some of the Dakota words are given in both the Santee and Yankton dialects. The intended audience was the Dakota reader attempting to learn English. The compiler notes in his introduction that "there are one hundred Dakota people who should learn to speak English to one English speaking person who should learn to speak Dakota." Pilling, Siouxan, page 77.