'Notes on Syllabic System of Cree Languages'

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

Reference
- GB 102 MMSL MSS/039
Former Reference
- GB 102 52
Dates of Creation
- post 1854
Language of Material
- English Cree
Physical Description
- 2 items

Scope and Content

Two manuscripts (one a draft) bearing the same title in the same hand (author unknown). The draft is 10 pages long, has many amendments, corrections and crossing outs as well as only a few specific examples of syllabic Cree.

The finished manuscript is 14 pages long and describes the development of the syllabic approach by the Rev James Evans to the Cree language and his use of the syllabic script (including when published), with extracts from Evans' journal about his work. The manuscript also explains vowel and consonant sounds (and their representative symbols), has a very brief vocabulary and examples of the script in writing and publications.

Administrative / Biographical History

Rev James Evans (1801-1846) emigrated to Canada in 1822 and became a Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society missionary in 1834. He worked in the Upper Canada District until 1839 when he transferred to the Hudson Bay Company Territories District where he worked until his return to England in 1846.

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