Project Gutenberg 2020-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 967 Williams, Roger 1683 rc01002948 A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc. Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society, Vol. 1 Preceded by a "Sketch of the life of Roger Williams." Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Key_into_the_Language_of_America Brian Wilson, MFR, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives" by Roger Williams is a linguistic and cultural guide written in the mid-17th century. This work serves as both a dictionary for the Native American languages of New England and a commentary on the customs, manners, and beliefs of the indigenous peoples. Williams, a prominent figure in the founding of Rhode Island, provides insights into the languages spoken by the Native Americans, along with observations from his extensive interactions with them. The opening of the book presents an introduction and preface, outlining the purpose and significance of Williams’ work. It discusses the historical context of the Rhode-Island Historical Society and emphasizes the importance of accurately recording the languages and customs of the Native American tribes he encountered. Williams expresses a deep commitment to fostering better understanding and communication between settlers and Native Americans, indicating that the language barrier has led to significant misunderstandings. His reflections on the natives’ identities and traditions reveal both admiration and a desire to bridge cultural divides, setting the stage for the detailed language help and cultural observations that follow in his text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Narragansett Indians Narragansett language E011 F001 Text Category: History - American Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 453016 2025-09-25T08:34:06.485833 text/html 431231 2024-10-18T08:05:01 text/html 383894 2025-09-25T08:34:18.764715 application/epub+zip 382303 2025-09-25T08:34:08.605798 application/epub+zip 227876 2025-09-25T08:34:07.585807 application/epub+zip 507466 2025-09-25T08:34:24.121680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463430 2025-09-25T08:34:17.705718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309721 2022-09-28T18:04:52.926860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309093 2025-09-25T08:34:04.519836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288774 2024-10-18T08:05:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17795 2025-09-25T08:34:24.288692 application/rdf+xml 17249 2025-09-25T08:34:07.758795 image/jpeg 1904 2025-09-25T08:34:07.673785 image/jpeg 330924 2025-09-25T08:34:06.520770 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia